Cessna 172N accident near Roosevelt, AZ
On May 31, 1994, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Roosevelt, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 31, 1994
- Place
- Roosevelt, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.621°N, 111.031°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01335
NTSB summary
On May 31, 1994, at 0820 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N6305J, collided with the water while maneuvering and sank in Lake Roosevelt, Arizona. The aircraft was operated by Venture Aviation, Inc., of Chandler, Arizona, and was rented by the pilot for a local area personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the operation. The aircraft was destroyed in the collision sequence. The certificated commercial pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger incurred fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Chandler, Arizona, airport on the day of the mishap at 0745 hours. In a verbal statement to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors from the Scottsdale, Arizona, Flight Standards District Office, the pilot reported that he was taking his passenger for a scenic flight over several of the recreational lake areas around Phoenix. The pilot stated that he made a low altitude pass over the U. S. Forest Service lakeside airstrip at Lake Roosevelt with no thought of landing. The pilot noted that he often flies this same scenic route with friends and, after the low pass over the airstrip, he continues over the lake to the dam and proceeds back to the airport. In his written and oral statements, the pilot reported that he remembered making the low pass over the airstrip lake, but does not remember the accident sequence. Witnesses in boats stated that the aircraft made a low pass over the airstrip, then flew out over the lake surface at an agl altitude estimated at 50 feet. The aircraft flew for about a mil
Probable cause
the pilot's selection of an inadequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering over a lake. A factor in the accident was the calm glassy water conditions which may have affected the pilot's perception of his actual height above the water.
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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.
