# Accident 19910822036559A: Cessna 172P, Eklutna Lake, AK, August 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1991, 19:40 local time
- Place: Eklutna Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4098° N, 149.1709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4098&lon=-149.1709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98785-1994-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 230 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE OPERATING BELOW CREST IN NARROW VALLEY. WAS SCOUTING FOR SHEEP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC91FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA132), Aug 23, 1991: Cessna 172 (N98785), Eklutna Lake, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N98785 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910610046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910610046349I), Jun 10, 1991: Cessna 172P (N98785), Anchorage, AK. Landed downwind. Departed end of runway. Returning to runway struck a runway light.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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