# Accident 20170305005829A: Cessna R172K, Nome, AK, March 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2017, 22:22 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4481° N, 165.0914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4481&lon=-165.0914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736AS-2018-03-28) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170305005829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WASILLA (PAWS) AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 ON 03/15/2017 ON A PART 91 FLIGHT TO NOME (OME). PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. NO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WITNESS REPORTS SAY AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT 4 TIMES, AND THEN DEPARTED THE AREA TO THE EAST.

AIRCRAFT REPORTED OVERDUE BY FIANCÉ EARLY 03/06.

ALASKA STATE TROOPERS (AST) FOUND WRECKAGE APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SOUTH EAST OF NOME ALONG SHORELINE APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFF SHORE ON THE SEA ICE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AFTER WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LOW SPEED, WINGS LEVEL, HIGH ANGLE IMPACT. PILOT WAS KILLED ON IMPACT.

ON-BOARD GPS FLIGHT DATA, INTERVIEWS AND ON-SITE INVESTIGATION INDICATE FUEL EXHAUSTION WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC17FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA018), Mar 6, 2017: Cessna R172K (N736AS), Nome, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct multiple visual approaches to the destination airport despite the night instrument meteorological conditions; the airplane's low fuel state at that time,…

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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