# Accident 20030625037319A: Cessna R172K, Skagway, AK, June 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2003, 11:05 local time
- Place: Skagway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5856° N, 135.1669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5856&lon=-135.1669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736QK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736QK-2003-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625037319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HIGHWAY WORKERS WITNESSED N736QK FLYING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT THE SUMMIT OF WHITE PASS. THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT EMERGE FROM THE CLOUDS, STRIKE THE MOUNTAINSIDE, SAW IT'S WINGS ROCK MODERATELY, AND HEARD THE ENGINE RPM INCREASE. THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT RE-ENTERED THE CLOUDS. 3-4 SECONDS LATER THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT THE MOUNTAINSIDE, AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT.

## 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 ANC03FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA061), Jun 25, 2003: Cessna 172 (N736QK), Skagway, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain. Factors associated with the accident were low…

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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