- Date
- August 12, 1989, 08:02 local (16:02 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N1211VCessna R172K
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890812033709A
- Case key
- 5276
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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Probable cause
Undetermined.
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 private pilot and three passengers departed merrill field, Anchorage, Alaska, on August 12, 1989, at 0802 Alaska daylight time (a.d.t.), for a sightseeing flight. Their destination and route is unknown, as no flight plan was filed. Family members believe that they may have been going to an area in chickaloon pass, located about 100 miles northeast of Anchorage. After being reported overdue by family members, an extensive search failed to locate any trace of the airplane or its occupants. On August 17, 1990, the aircraft was located 100 miles northeast of Anchorage. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and ground fire. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1211V
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722141
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-K1A6, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Slaybaugh, James
- Registered owner
- James Slaybough
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Caribou Creek, 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.