Cessna R172K accident near Highland Hills, OH
On January 23, 1996, a Cessna R172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Highland Hills, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 23, 1996
- Place
- Highland Hills, OH
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.471°N, 81.501°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05099
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 23, 1996, at 0745 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna R172K, N3107V, struck a 300 foot tower while in cruise flight near Highland Hills, Ohio. The Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificated pilot and the one passenger sustained fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. The flight originated from the Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), in Cleveland, Ohio, at 0721 EST. No flight plan was filed and marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the local area with instrument meteorological conditions at the scene of the accident. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and the accident airplane was one of two company airplanes airborne for the purpose of ground traffic surveillance to be broadcast on a local radio station. The commercial pilot who was flying the other company airplane submitted a witness statement regarding the circumstances surrounding the accident. She stated that the two pilots and two traffic reporters were scheduled to fly the early morning traffic watch pattern in a staggered manner, to provide optimal coverage of the route. A diagram of the traffic watch pattern is appended. The commercial pilot stated that she and the ATP pilot in the accident airplane had flown together before, and had established a routine wherein the first pilot airborne would obtain the weather briefing, then pass the weather information to the second pilot via the VHF radio. The commercial pilot stated that on the morning of the accident, she took off approximately 45 minutes prior to the ATP pilot . She stated that she assessed the w
Probable cause
the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions at a low altitude with known obstacles in the area.
More accidents in OH
- British Aerospace HS 125 700A, Nov 10, 2015
- Cessna 441, Jun 29, 2025
- Cessna 525, Dec 30, 2016
- Cessna U206C, Jun 8, 2008
- Cessna 205, May 9, 1999
Browse: Ohio · Cessna aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
