# Accident 19970331006429A: Cessna 175, Naknek, AK, March 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1997, 20:30 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Airport: Naknek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8001° N, 156.9001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8001&lon=-156.9001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9261B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9261B-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970331006429A

## Narrative

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

RETURNED DUE WX AT ANC. NEAR DARK TRIED ACTIVAATE RWY LIGHTS. UNABLE. RAN OUT OF FUEL. CRASHED. LIGHTS NOTAMED OUT.

## 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 ANC97LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA044), Apr 1, 1997: Cessna 175 (N9261B), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and planning by failing to obtain…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.