Cessna 172P N65065 accident near Anchorage, Alaska, May 7, 2024
Cessna 172P, registration N65065, operated by ANGEL AVIATION INC, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska on May 7, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC24LA031 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 31 minutes of the flight after departing the Anchorage/Merrill Fld area (PAMR), reaching a maximum of 1,375 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:49 UTC, at 850 ft and 62 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 3 km from Anchorage/Merrill Fld (PAMR).
The nearest weather report, from PAMR (3 km away), showed wind 210° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 9,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172P registered in United States (Mode S A89002).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- May 7, 2024
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N65065
- Operator
- ANGEL AVIATION INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC24LA031 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Anchorage/Merrill Fld (PAMR)
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage/Merrill Fld (PAMR)
- Recorded flight
- 31 min, max 1,375 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:49 UTC, 850 ft, 62 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ANC24LA031; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.