Cessna 172H accident near St. Johns, AZ

On September 29, 1995, a Cessna 172H (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. Johns, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

September 29, 1995

Place

St. Johns, AZ

Aircraft

Cessna 172H · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

34.561°N, 109.329°W

NTSB ID

20001207X04532

Official records · LAX95LA344

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

On September 29, 1995, at 1520 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172H, N8034L, crashed shortly after departing runway 21 at St. Johns Industrial Airpark, St. Johns, Arizona. The pilot was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight to Ryan Field, Tucson, Arizona. The pilot filed and activated a VFR flight plan. The airplane, registered to a private individual and operated by Tyconic, Inc., Ryan Field, was destroyed. The certificated private pilot occupying the left front seat and his passenger, also a certificated private pilot, sustained fatal injuries. The left seat pilot died on September 30, 1995. Both occupants were German nationals. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Redbird Airport, Dallas, Texas, at 0537 hours. The operator reported that the left seat pilot rented and received a check-out in the airplane before departing on the accident flight. He said the pilot and passenger were touring the United States. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Western-Pacific Region quality assurance person reported that the airplane landed at Franklin Memorial Airport, Luvington, New Mexico, at 0950 hours for fuel. The flight departed at 1015 hours and landed at St. Johns Industrial Airpark at 1500 hours. The airport manager reported that the pilot fueled the airplane before departing on the accident flight. The airplane received 31.3 gallons of fuel which topped-off the airplane's wing tanks. The manager said that the pilot appeared to do a run-up before departing. During the takeoff, the airplane appeared to accelerate normall

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to assure that the seat adjustment pin was properly engaged prior to takeoff.

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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.