# Accident 20030223003029A: Cessna 172N, Ely, NV, February 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8172° N, 114.9097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8172&lon=-114.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9885J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9885J-2010-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030223003029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 23, 2003, ABOUT 0830 PST, CESSNA 172N, N9885J, COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR ELY, NEVADA.

## 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 LAX03FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA100), Feb 23, 2003: Cessna 172N (N9885J), Ely, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance while flying in a box canyon.

## Other reports on N9885J (1)

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

- [Accident 19910616022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616022739A), Jun 16, 1991: Cessna 172N (N9885J), Rifle, CO, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing went around not knowing impact bent prop and blew nose tire. Landed safely. Unsettled by traffic

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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