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Aviation accident ANC19FA038

1 fatal · Cessna 172 · 2019-03-07 · Skwentna, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number
ANC19FA038
Event ID
20190324X95558
Type
Accident
Date
2019-03-07
Location
Skwentna, AK, USA
Coordinates
62.110279, -152.16777

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Cessna
Model
172
Registration
N7469A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
Unk

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to depart into marginal visual flight rule conditions in mountainous terrain with the potential for icing, and the airplane’s accumulation of structural icing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin into terrain.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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