# NTSB ANC85LA029: Cessna 172I, N8487L, Chandalar, AK, November 12, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 12, 1984, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Chandalar, AK
- Location: 67.5053° N, 148.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandalar, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.5053&lon=-148.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4454/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA029

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17256687
- Airframe hours: 3900
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841112066119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841112066119A), Nov 12, 1984: Cessna 172I, Chandalar, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a sign post while trying to takeoff on a road adjacent to the airport. Runway was covered with snow drifts.

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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