- Date
- June 7, 1987, 18:00 local (Jun 8, 1987, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Salcha, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N733UPCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870607018979A
- Case key
- 4854
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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 pilot was indecisive during his attempted takeoff. He first elected to abort the effort, then changed his mind and added full power to continue the take off. The airplane rose a few feet off the river bar before stalling and crashing into the river.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733UP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268561
- Airframe hours
- 1,360
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Kent Chandler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 4, 1986
- Departed
- Salcha, AK
- Destination
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 162 total · 162 in this make and model · 138 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.