# NTSB ANC80DAG86: Cessna 172, N19771, Chuathbaluk, AK, July 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1980
- Place: Chuathbaluk, AK · CHUATHBALUK, AK
- Location: 61.5743° N, 159.2460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chuathbaluk, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5743&lon=-159.2460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2339  80/7/15    CHUATHBALUK,AK      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N19771              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHUATHBALUK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANIAK,AK                    CHUATHBALUK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT STEERED ACFT TO R SIDE OF DIRT RWY TO AVOID BUMPS,ENCTRD SOFT TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19771](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19771), registered now, S/N 17260739, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chuathbaluk

## 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 19800715031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715031509A), Jul 15, 1980: Cessna 172L, Chauthbaluk, AK, Substantial damage. Got too close to edge of runway to avoid bumps on landing roll. Wheel sank into soft ground. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N19771 (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 ANC01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA028), Jan 3, 2001: Cessna 172 (N19771), Atmautluak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during final approach. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.

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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