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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Kotzebue, AK · July 8, 1995

Date
July 8, 1995 · 17:30 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1426U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC95LA116
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
970 total884 in this make and model73 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.

Lost power en route. Crash landed on tundra. Full tanks empty. Blamed head wind and loose carburetor. At fuel range

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED ON TUNDRA. FULL TANKS EMPTY. BLAMED HEAD WIND AND LOOSE CARBURETOR. AT FUEL RANGE

NTSB investigation

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