# NTSB ANC68A0017: Cessna 172, N3789L, AK, September 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1967
- Place: AK · UNKNOWN, AK
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1180   67/9/6    UNKNOWN             CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 100
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3789L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING ENROUTE NORTHWAY TO JUNEAU ALAS. DAMAGE AND INJURIES PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3789L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3789L-2009-11-17), registration cancelled 2009-11-17, S/N 17253958, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3789L (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 DEN66D0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0238), Feb 26, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3789L), Zuni, NM, substantial damage

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.

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