Cessna 172M accident near Sacramento, CA
On July 17, 1994, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sacramento, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 17, 1994
- Place
- Sacramento, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.639°N, 121.539°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01768
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 17, 1994, at 1115 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N1259U, crashed and burned while on a climb out from Natomas airport, Sacramento, California. The aircraft was owned and operated by American Aero Club, Inc., and was on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions were prevalent at the time and no flight plan had been filed for the local operation. The certificated private pilot and his three passengers were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The accident aircraft was scheduled to be flown on July 15 and had been subsequently rejected by another pilot due to what he described as an insufficient static power check. (The manufacturer states the maximum static rpm should be 2,350 rpm and the minimum should be 2,270 rpm.) That pilot stated that he reported the deficiency to a club mechanic. Since the aircraft was approaching a 50-hour inspection, the mechanic decided to go ahead and perform the inspection. Accordingly, the 50-hour inspection was performed and the aircraft was put back on the line. The next day, on July 16, a second pilot rejected the aircraft for, what was again described as, an insufficient static power check. He reportedly was only able to develop between 1,900 and 2,000 rpms. The pilot stated that he described the deficiency to a club mechanic. The mechanic told investigators that to correct the problem he performed a run-up to clean the spark plugs and afterwards found no power deficiency. When interviewed by investigators, he was uncertain what the actual static rpm should be. He
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering after takeoff and his failure to retract the flaps prior to departure. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience.
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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.
