# Accident 19950714018472A: Cessna 172A, Naknek, AK, July 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1995, 17:50 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8005° N, 156.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8005&lon=-156.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9827T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9827T-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018472A

## Narrative

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

FISH SPOTTING LOW OVER WATER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER FISH SPOTTER N7531K. BOTH DESTROYED. NOT TALKING EACH OTHER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7531K, Piper PA18S: [Accident 19950714018471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018471A)

## 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 ANC95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA104), Jul 15, 1995: Cessna 172A (N9827T), Naknek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF THE PIPER PA-18. THE PA-18 PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION 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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