# Accident 20250921018309A: Cessna 172, Yakutat, AK, September 21, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2025, 19:45 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Icy Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0947° N, 142.7033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0947&lon=-142.7033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4282F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4282F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,512 total, 850 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250921018309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO LAND AT A REMOTE AIRSTRIP OUTSIDE OF YAKUTAT, ALASKA. AT ABOUT 250 FT. THE ENGINE QUIT AND HIT A SAND DUNE THAT RIPPED THE NOSE GEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON IT'S BACK.

## 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 ANC25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA112), Sep 22, 2025: Cessna 172 (N4282F), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in meteorological conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N4282F (1)

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

- [Incident 19910729058649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729058649I), Jul 29, 1991: Cessna 172 (N4282F), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing in field. Found NR1 cylinder was broken off.

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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