# Accident 20190306015589A: Cessna 172, Skwentna, AK, March 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2019, 23:16 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1103° N, 152.1678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1103&lon=-152.1678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7469A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7469A-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190306015589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING VFR FROM SUBMARINE LAKE, AK. TO WASILLA AP (IYS).

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 15 MILES WEST OF RAINY PASS LODGE.

PILOTS REMAINS WERE NOT IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC19FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA038), Mar 7, 2019: Cessna 172 (N7469A), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart into marginal visual flight rule conditions in mountainous terrain with the potential for icing, and the airplane’s accumulation of structural icing, which resulted in…

## Other reports on N7469A (1)

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

- [Accident 20190306022499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190306022499A), Mar 6, 2019: Cessna 172 (N7469A), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot took off from submarine lake, near farewell Alaska 0N 03/06/2019 at 1655. Pilot was flying to wasilla, Alaska via rainy pass with 420 pounds of wild game…

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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