# Accident 20060829017909A: Cessna 172M, Healy, AK, August 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2006, 20:02 local time
- Place: Healy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.9667° N, 148.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.9667&lon=-148.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5375R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5375R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 70 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060829017909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLLED, DUE TO THE INABILITY TO OUTCLIMB MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC06CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA127), Aug 30, 2006: Cessna 172 (N5375R), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were rising terrain, and the…

## Other reports on N5375R (2)

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

- [Accident 20250310002359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250310002359A), Mar 10, 2025: Cessna 172M (N5375R), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. PIC left fairbanks bound for talkeetna. While flying thru broad bass decided to look at the Summit Airport runway (past). First pass over the runway was off to…
- [Accident 19760524015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760524015369A), May 24, 1976: Cessna 172M (N5375R), Aurora, OR, Substantial damage. Left crosswind,gusts to 20K.

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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