Cessna 172K accident near Springerville, AZ
On November 15, 1994, a Cessna 172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Springerville, AZ. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 15, 1994
- Place
- Springerville, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.039°N, 109.200°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02612
NTSB summary
On November 15, 1994, at 0738 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172K, N7178G, crashed about 5 miles south of Springerville Babbitt Airport, Springerville, Arizona. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules deer/elk scouting flight. The airplane, registered to and operated by Armand D. & Dorothy Groeneveld, dba A-D Rentals, Show Low Airport, Show Low, Arizona, was destroyed by the resulting impact forces. The certificated private pilot and his two passengers sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Show Low Airport on November 15, 1994, at 0640 hours. The flight landed at Springerville Babbitt Airport about 0702 hours and departed on the accident flight at 0730 hours. The pilot's family reported the airplane missing to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the evening of November 15, 1994. The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and other rescue facilities initiated the search on November 16, 1994, but without success. CAP stopped the airborne search efforts due to inclement weather in the afternoon of November 16, 1994. On November 17, 1994, at 0830 hours a deer hunter found the wreckage and notified the Apache County Sheriff's Department. There were no ground witnesses. The operator told National Transportation Safety Board investigators on November 17, 1994, that the pilot rented the airplane to scout for deer. Apache County Sheriff's deputies told Safety Board investigators that the flight departed Springerville Airport and they were unable to ascertain the flight's arrival time. Safety Board investigators e
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The pilot's diverted attention and overconfidence in the aircraft's ability to fly slow were factors in this accident.
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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.
