# Accident 19970925029939A: Cessna 172K, Sandy Valley, NV, September 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1997
- Place: Sandy Valley, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 35.7503° N, 115.5308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7503&lon=-115.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84621, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84621-1999-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925029939A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

## 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 LAX97FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA331), Sep 26, 1997: Cessna 172K (N84621), Sandy Valley, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous/hilly terrain. Related factors were: 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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