# NTSB ANC71AA049: Cessna 172, N2324U, Glenallen, AK, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71AA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0325  71/3/28  NR.GLENALLEN,ALAS     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1000
        TIME - 1700                    N2324U              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA LODGE,ALAS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO GLACIER. PLT AND 1 PAX RESCUED THE NEXT DAY. OTHER PAX DIED FROM EXPOSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2324U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2324U-1974-02-15), registration cancelled 1974-02-15, S/N 17249924 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2324U (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 DEN74FTE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE32), Dec 24, 1973: Cessna 172D (N2324U), Walsenburg, CO, destroyed

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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