# Accident 20130205002239A: Cessna 172N, Kalskag, AK, February 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2013, 16:20 local time
- Place: Kalskag, AK
- Airport: Kalskag
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5364° N, 160.3414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5364&lon=-160.3414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5290J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5290J-2014-11-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,815 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130205002239A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KALSKAG, AK (PALG) AIRPORT SOMETIME BETWEEN 1615 - 1630 AST.  AIRMAN STATED THE WEATHER PRIOR TO TAKEOFF FROM PALG WAS 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY AND LIGHT SNOW.  AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE TREES AND LEVELED OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 300' MSL.  THE WEATHER IMMEDIATELY DETERIORATED TO HEAVY SNOW AND THE AIRMAN STATED THE WINDSHIELD WAS FOGGING UP.  DUE TO THE WEATHER, THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO FLY LOWER THAN NORMAL AND ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW THE RIVER TO ANIAK, AK.  IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO THE FROZEN RIVER CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON-BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PASSSENGER SEATED IN THE BACK OF AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENTLY THROWN OUT OF AIRCRAFT AT IMPACT CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ANC13LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13LA021), Feb 5, 2013: Cessna 172N (N5290J), Kalskag, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and the subsequent controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the severity of…

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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