Cessna 172A N7339T
25 March 1998 · Paxson, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1998 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N7339T, operated by Gary Farinola, was involved in an accident near Paxson, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paxson, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.7001, -144.8898
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172A
- Registration
- N7339T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gary Farinola
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC98LA031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain terrain clearance while flying into a box canyon, and an inadvertent stall during his attempt to reverse direction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot stated to the NTSB Investigator-In-Charge that he flew the airplane into a ravine to view animals, and realized that the airplane could not climb out of the ravine. He said that while attempting to reverse the airplane's direction at slow speed, the airplane stalled, and collided with rising terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172G | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1998 | Cessna 172C | Falls City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1998 | Boeing 747-400 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Asiana Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-12 | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1998 | Cessna 207 | Homer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-18-150 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1998 | Taylorcraft BL12 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1998 | Cessna 208 | Nome, Alaska, United States | Baker Aviation Inc. | Serious injuries | - |