# NTSB ANC79DAA18: Cessna 172, N737QM, Tok Junction, AK, June 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1979
- Place: Tok Junction, AK · TOK JUNCTION, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2349  79/6/18    TOK JUNCTION,AK     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 0210                    N737QM              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOK JUNCTION,AK             FAIRBANKS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO MAINT ALT & AIRSPEED DRG TURN BACK TO ARPT.ABORTED 2 PREVIOUS TKOFS.NO ENG PROPLEMS FND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737QM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737QM-1982-03-12), registration cancelled 1982-03-12, S/N 17269592 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tok

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790618011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618011989A), Jun 18, 1979: Cessna 172, Tok Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Took off from rough soft field at max gross wt,could not climb above trees,crashed into tree.

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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