Accident: Cessna 172
Oct 29, 2016 · Palmer, AK
NTSB numberANC17FA003Event id20161030X10526
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The student pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a steep climbing turn following a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low of an altitude to recover.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N6353E
- Year built
- 1959
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ)11 nm (21 km) north-west
- Wasilla Creek Airpark (05AK)16 nm (30 km) north-west
- Birchwood Airport (PABV)21 nm (40 km) west
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