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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Paxson, AK · March 25, 1998

Date: March 25, 1998 · 16:30 local
Place: Paxson, AK
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7339T
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC98LA031
Reported as: Cessna 172A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N7339TRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Cessna 172AS/N 46939 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 172A Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into a ravine. Unable out climb terrain. Reversed course slow airspeed. Stalled. Nosed over ground impact. (-23) pilot stated that he left fairbanks, Alaska with two passengers and was looking for bear dens over the denali hiway. He turned up a ravine approximately .5 miles south of tangle lakes lodge and noticing a rise in terrain made a left turn causing the aircraft to stall.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO A RAVINE. UNABLE OUT CLIMB TERRAIN. REVERSED COURSE SLOW AIRSPEED. STALLED. NOSED OVER GROUND IMPACT. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LEFT FAIRBANKS, ALASKA WITH TWO PASSENGERS AND WAS LOOKING FOR BEAR DENS OVER THE DENALI HIWAY. HE TURNED UP A RAVINE APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES SOUTH OF TANGLE LAKES LODGE AND NOTICING A RISE IN TERRAIN MADE A LEFT TURN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC98LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPaxson, AKThe pilots failure to maintain terrain clearance while flying into a box canyon, and an inadvertent stall during his attempt to reverse direction.Mar 25, 1998 · Destroyed