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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Fortress Creek, AK · August 17, 1984

Date
August 17, 1984 · 19:10 local
Place
Fortress Creek, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54173
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84FA141
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
151 total26 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wreckage indicates a stall spin accident. Was sheep spotting. Aircraft was over gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INDICATES A STALL SPIN ACCIDENT. WAS SHEEP SPOTTING. AIRCRAFT WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.