Accident · 2006-08-29

NTSB case ANC06CA127 · Cessna 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-08-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (N5375R)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Bruce A. Carter Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Bruce A. Carter

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were rising terrain, and the pilot's low altitude flight.

Source: NTSB case ANC06CA127

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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