- Date
- June 30, 1980
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5405HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800630024459A
- Case key
- 129969
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1539 80/6/30 NR.KENAI,AK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 627 TIME - 1900 N5405H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SOLDOTNA,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- FLEW DIRECTLY AT CANYON WALL,LOST HORIZON,UNKNLY ENTER CLB,STALLED DRG TURN AFTER NOTING LOW A/S.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5405H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5405HRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.