# NTSB ANC69D0054: Cessna 172H, N3710F, Shungnak, AK, August 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1968
- Place: Shungnak, AK · SHUNGNAK, AK
- Location: 66.8851° N, 157.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shungnak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8851&lon=-157.1746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3199  68/8/23    SHUNGNAK,ALAS       CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 500
        TIME - 1700                    N3710F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHUNGNAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM SAND BAR. ACFT RAN INTO SOFT SAND,PLT HORSED ACFT INTO AIR. SETTLED IN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3710F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3710F-2024-12-07), registration cancelled 2024-12-07, S/N 17255205, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shungnak

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.

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