# Accident 19950801021409A: Cessna 172A, Chickaloon, AK, August 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1995, 11:45 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7396° N, 148.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7396&lon=-148.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345RB-2013-08-21) (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 O300C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,650 total, 140 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950801021409A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT BEGAN TURN AWAY FROM RISING TERRAIN. STALLED. WING HIT A RISE. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC95LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA124), Aug 1, 1995: Cessna 172A (N345RB), Chickaloon, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN TO COMPENSATE FOR SUCH CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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