- Date
- September 10, 1983, 16:00 local (Sep 11, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N94547Cessna C-152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830910050549A
- Case key
- 4170
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with rising terrain while maneuvering during a training flt at an alt of 3000 ft MSL. The acft was destroyed and the 2 occupants seriously injured. The CFI stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions which contributed to the accident and the acft crashed during a turn in rising terrain. Investigation revealed the acft was within weight and c.g. limits. The acft left on 9/10 at 1515 hours and crashed at 1600 hours. It was reported missing at 1624 on 9/11 by the cfi's sister. No flt plan was filed so fss had no knowledge of the flt. Elmendorf rcc didreceive an ELT signal prior to the sisters report. Cap was notified at 1750 on 9/11. The acft was found by a civilian acft at 1839 hours. At 1945 USAF rescue was launched. There was no survival equipment on the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94547
- Reported as
- Cessna C-152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285714
- Airframe hours
- 62
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger Boardman
- Registered owner
- Vance Jordan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- Z-15 · Birchwood, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 650 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.