# NTSB Accident ANC95LA124
> **CESSNA 172A** · 1995-08-01 · CHICKALOON, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC95LA124
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04121
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-01
- **Location:** CHICKALOON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.739555, -148.219116
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172A
- **Registration:** N345RB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN TO COMPENSATE FOR SUCH CONDITIONS.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DOWNDRAFTS, THE PROXIMITY OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION.

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