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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Skwentna, AK · March 6, 2019

Date: March 6, 2019 · 20:30 local
Place: Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7469A
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC19FA038
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental C145 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N7469ARegistration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Cessna 172S/N 29569 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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 meat as cargo. Weather conditions were occasional light snow with reduced visibility. Pilots flight route was through mountainous terrain in marginal weather. Aircraft was located 07/22/2019. Pilots last medical was 02/2008.

As the FAA filed it

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 MEAT AS CARGO. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. PILOTS FLIGHT ROUTE WAS THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN MARGINAL WEATHER. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED 07/22/2019. PILOTS LAST MEDICAL WAS 02/2008.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC19FA038Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe 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 the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the…Mar 7, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7469A · 1

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

Accident 20190306015589ACruise/Level Flight · Skwentna, AKPilot 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.Mar 6, 2019 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal