# Accident 20240216009349A: Cessna R172K, Petersville, AK, February 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2024, 18:30 local time
- Place: Petersville, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4932° N, 150.7692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4932&lon=-150.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1258V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1258V) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,204 total, 882 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240216009349A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS INTENDING TO DROP A CARE PACKAGE AT A REMOTE LOCATION. MADE TWO PASSES OVER THE DROP LOCATION. ON THE THIRD PASS, A DROP WAS MADE. PREOCCUPATION WITH TRYING TO PUSH THE DOOR OPEN AND DROPPING THE PACKAGE, WHILE MANEUVERING, CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A STALL. AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN COMPLETE CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED BRUSH/TREES AND THEN THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND, AND SLID BACKWARD IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE ENPENNAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED FROM THE GROUND BY THE AIRMAN'S "^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC24LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA015), Feb 17, 2024: Cessna R172K (N1258V), Trapper Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall; loss of airplane control; and impact with terrain.

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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