- Date
- August 5, 1988, 23:15 local (Aug 6, 1988, 07:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chignik, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2723VCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880805030679A
- Case key
- 5047
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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
During the takeoff roll on the beach the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft nosed over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2723V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722229
- Airframe hours
- 1,949
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-KB, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ted Missig
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1988 · 113 hours before
N2723VRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2011 · Cessna R172KAirframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 series
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 200 in this make and model · 860 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.