- Date
- January 17, 1988, 18:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Iliamna, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9974VCessna 172
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880117000829A
- Case key
- 4981
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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather condition - icing conditionsFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - continuedCause
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Weather condition - whiteoutFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Spatial disorientationCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot was maneuvering at low altitude in low visibility when he encountered a complete white-out condition. The pilot lost control in flight and crashed on a frozen lake.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9974V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264592
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harvey G. Anelon
- Registered owner
- Harvey G. Anelon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 14, 1988 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- ITG · Igiugig, 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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 120 total · 120 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.