# Accident 20251007017579A: Cessna 172N, Petersburg, AK, October 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2025, 13:56 local time
- Place: Petersburg, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9232° N, 133.3022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9232&lon=-133.3022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80628, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80628) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251007017579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING A 45-DEGREE STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT TO REMAIN CLEAR OF CLOUDS. DUE TO TEMP/ DEW SPREAD AND VISIBLE MOISTURE (I.E. LIGHT RAIN), CARBURETOR HEAT WAS ON DURING THIS TIME. IN THE 45-DEGREE STEEP TURN, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. INITIAL SYMPTOMS WERE ENGINE/PROPELLER STUTTERING INCONSISTENTLY AND RPM DROP ALTERNATING BETWEEN PARTIAL TO FULL POWER LOSS. ESTABLISHED 65 KTS AND DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO A GRAVEL ROAD ~1.5NM AWAY.  A SYSTEM FIX CHECK WAS PERFORMED----FUEL (BOTH, MIXTURE, PUMP), PROP CONTROL, CARB, MAGS, PRIME, MASTER. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AT ~800FT ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE BACKFIRED WITH A SUDDEN POP AND FULL ENGINE LOSS. SECURED THE ENGINE AND PREPARED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN AT 55-60KTS ONTO THE GRAVEL ROAD AND WAS SLOWING WITH THE SLIGHT INCLINE. AMIDST THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE CAUGHT A LARGE ROCK AND DRAGGED IT 6 FEET AND PIVOTING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT. THE FRONT MAIN CAUGHT A MOSS/BUSH WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT INVERTING 180-DEGREES OVER THE NOSE. DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE NOSE WHEEL THE PROP REMAINED UNDAMAGED. NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE IN INVERSION: RIGHT WING, TOP/BOTTOM COWLING, LANDING GEAR.

ONSITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE. INSPECTED ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, IGNITION SYSTEM, OIL SYSTEM AND AIR INDUCTION. NO ANOMOLIES FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC26LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA001), Oct 7, 2025: Cessna 172N (N80628), Petersburg, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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