# NTSB ANC81FA062: Cessna 172, N7958X, Napaskiak, AK, June 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1981
- Place: Napaskiak, AK · NAPASKIAK, AK
- Location: 60.7011° N, 161.7626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napaskiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7011&lon=-161.7626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1827  81/6/11    NAPASKIAK,AK        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1023
        TIME - 1309                    N7958X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPASKIAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPASKIAK,AK                BETHEL,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7958X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7958X-1984-12-26), registration cancelled 1984-12-26, S/N 17248458 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Napaskiak

## 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 19810611032229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032229A), Jun 11, 1981: Cessna 172A, Napaskiak, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Ditched in river. No engine defects. Conditions good for carbureator icing.

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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