# NTSB ANC81DAG39: Cessna 172, N8519U, Scammon Bay, AK, March 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1981
- Place: Scammon Bay, AK · SCAMMON BAY, AK
- Location: 61.8426° N, 165.5846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scammon Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8426&lon=-165.5846&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0328  81/3/20    SCAMMON BAY,AK      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N8519U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 9052 TOTAL HOURS, 190
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCAMMON BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCAMMON BAY,AK              BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           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- RUNWAY COVERED WITH 2-3IN OF MUD.PLT STATED SEAT SLID AFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8519U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8519U-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 17252419, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Scammon Bay

## 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 19810320031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320031079A), Mar 20, 1981: Cessna 172F, Scammon Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from muddy strip. One wheel hit soft spot and caused airplane to swerve into snow berm.

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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