# Accident 19960304003519A: Cessna 172N, Ketchikan, AK, March 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1996, 16:33 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.6110° N, 131.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6110&lon=-131.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739YR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739YR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960304003519A

## Narrative

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

DEMO DEPARTURE STALLS. ENGINE FAILED RESPOND ON RECOVERY. NO DIRECT CAUSE FROUND. POSSIBLE CARB ICE. BROKEN CABLE.

## 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 ANC96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA029), Mar 4, 1996: Cessna 172 (N739YR), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of a suitable area for an emergency landing.

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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