# Accident 19970225001999A: Cessna 337C, Golovin, AK, February 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Place: Golovin, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7104° N, 164.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7104&lon=-164.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2615S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,375 total, 475 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970225001999A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES STRUCK ICE RIDGE WITH FRONT PROP WHILE FLYING BELOW LOW CEILING. BENT PROP NOSE GEAR STEP AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA029), Feb 25, 1997: Cessna 337C (N2615S), Golovin, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and failure to maintain sufficient distance/altitude from terrain. Low ceiling, flat light condition, and the ice pressure ridge were…

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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