# NTSB ANC80DAG64: Cessna 172, N5405H, Kenai, AK, June 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1980
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5405H-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 17265425, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800630024459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630024459A), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna 172M, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Disoriented in canyon, airplane near stall. Made steep turn to avoid canyon wall. Left wing struck ridge.

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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