# Accident 19960903025519A: Cessna 172, Eagle River, AK, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2098° N, 149.2502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2098&lon=-149.2502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8739B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8739B-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,760 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903025519A

## Narrative

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

SCOUTING MOUNTAIN FOR SHEEP. 2 ATP PILOTS FRONT SEATS. INDICATES STALL AND IMPACT CANYON WALL IN LEFT TURN.

## 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 ANC96FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA141), Sep 3, 1996: Cessna 172 (N8739B), Eagle River, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The first pilot's failure to maintain sufficient distance/altitude from terrain. A box canyon and mountainous terrain are factors in the accident.

## Other reports on N8739B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921223053779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921223053779A), Dec 23, 1992: Cessna 172 (N8739B), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Right wing was hit by fork lift vehicle while taxiing for takeoff. Driver of fork lift unable stop on icy ramp.

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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