Cessna 172N accident near Katy, TX
On March 6, 1993, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Katy, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 6, 1993
- Place
- Katy, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.790°N, 95.820°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11971
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 6, 1993, at approximately 1041 central standard time, a Cessna 172N, N222UF, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a controlled descent near Katy, Texas. The solo student pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the local instructional flight. According to the operator, the 38 hour student pilot was cleared to the local practice area for a solo flight to review his upper airwork. The student departed the David Wayne Hooks Airport at approximately 0954 CST and proceeded to the practice area. The pilot of another airplane witnessed the airplane in cruise flight at approximately 3,000 feet, when he observed the airplane nose over to a vertical attitude and descend at a very high rate until impact with the ground. The airplane was located in an open marsh in a vertical attitude, with the engine buried 60 inches below the soft ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was a native of the Republic of Singapore in the United States on a 6 months working permit. According to his flight instructor (statement enclosed), he was a highly motivated and detail oriented student, with above average flight aptitude. A copy of the pilot's log book as well as his training records is enclosed in this report. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane had been refueled with 100LL fuel after the last flight on the previous day. During the post accident examination of the wreckage at the accident site, no anomalies were found with either the airplane or its system. A review of the aircraft maintenance records failed t
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
