- Date
- November 12, 1984, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chandalar, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8487LCessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19841112066119A
- Case key
- 4454
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Judgment - poorCause
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedFactor
Analysis
The plt reported that the acft hit a wooden sign post and ground looped during takeoff. The acft came to rest about 100 yards from the starting takeoff point.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8487L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17256687
- Airframe hours
- 3,900
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harry L. Pursell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1984 · 80 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 160 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 5 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.