- Date
- February 20, 1984, 14:01 local (18:01 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N734LXCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840220004149A
- Case key
- 4190
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that after taking off, the acft climbed to about 50 ft AGL, then 'didn't have any power to gain any alt.' He began shallow turns, then the acft entered a spin & crashed. Several minor discrepancies were noted, but no reason for a loss of power was found. The acft was estimated to be aprx 138 lbs above its max gross wt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734LX
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268948
- Airframe hours
- 1,240
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Delaire Charter Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 11, 1984 · 152 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- BET · Bethel, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MRI · Merrill Field, runway 24, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 125 in this make and model · 170 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.