# Accident 19950708020089A: Cessna 172M, Kotzebue, AK, July 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2400° N, 161.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2400&lon=-161.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1426U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1426U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 884 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950708020089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC95LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA116), Jul 9, 1995: Cessna 172 (N1426U), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION. THE UNFAVORABLE (STRONGER THAN FORECAST) HEADWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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