Cessna 172N accident near Julian, CA
On April 9, 1994, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Julian, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 9, 1994
- Place
- Julian, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.020°N, 116.490°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01116
NTSB summary
On April 9, 1994, at 1108 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N6242D, was destroyed by crash impact and postcrash fire after colliding with a mountainside near Julian, California. The aircraft was operated by Desert Sky Aviation and was on an IFR instructional cross-country flight under 14 CFR Part 91 of Federal Aviation Regulations. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and an instrument flight plan had been filed for the operation. The certificated commercial pilot/instrument flight instructor sustained fatal injuries and the private pilot undergoing instrument instruction was seriously injured. The flight originated from Chandler, Arizona, airport at approximately 0630 mountain standard time on the day of the accident and had made an en route stop in Yuma, Arizona. HISTORY OF FLIGHT The student pilot reported that he obtained a weather briefing for the proposed flight from Chandler, Arizona, to Carlsbad, California. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Prescott Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) reported briefing the pilot of N6242D at 2200 on April 8, 1994, for a flight from Chandler to Yuma, Arizona. At 0600 on April 9, 1994, Prescott AFSS reported briefing the pilot of N6242D for a flight from Yuma, Arizona, to Carlsbad, California. At 0607 on April 9, 1994 the pilot of N6242D called Prescott AFSS and filed an IFR flight plan from Chandler, Arizona, to Carlsbad, California. After a refueling stop at Yuma International airport, the pilot requested and received an IFR clearance at 0918 to Carlsbad, California, via Bard, Victor 4
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT(S). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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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.
