# NTSB ANC83LA169: Cessna C-152, N94547, Eagle River, AK, September 11, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 10, 1983, 16:00 local (Sep 11, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Coordinates: 61.209312, -149.250045 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2093&lon=-149.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83LA169
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4170/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA169

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - aircraft performance,turn capability - exceeded (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94547-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 15285714, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C-152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285714
- Airframe hours: 62
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830910050549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910050549A), Sep 10, 1983: Cessna 152, Eagle River, AK, Destroyed. Pilot flew into box canyon and was unable to climb out or make a 180 degree turn out.

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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