Cessna R172K accident near Bagdad, AZ
On January 22, 1997, a Cessna R172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bagdad, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 22, 1997
- Place
- Bagdad, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.501°N, 113.071°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07312
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 22, 1997, at 0845 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna R172K, N736WZ, en route to Kingman, Arizona, collided with mountainous terrain near Bagdad, Arizona. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The aircraft was operated by Westwind Aviation, Inc., and rented by the pilot for the personal cross-country flight. The flight originated in Phoenix, Arizona, at 0755. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed along the route of flight and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was en route to a scheduled meeting in Kingman when he failed to arrive at his destination. Employees of the pilot became concerned and notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA Operations Center issued an ALNOT at 1640. An airliner that was over flying the area heard an ELT signal being transmitted and notified Albuquerque Center. At 1730, an Arizona Department of Safety helicopter located the wreckage. The aircraft was equipped with an altitude encoding transponder; however, a review of existing radar data did not identify any beacon returns that were consistent with the time and route of the aircraft. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot received his private pilot certificate on April 3, 1987. Since that time, the pilot's logbook showed that he flew from Phoenix-Deer Valley to Kingman about once a month. The last flight logged was a round trip from Phoenix-Deer Valley to Kingman on December 21, 1996, in a Cessna 172. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION An FAA airworthiness inspector reviewed the aircraft logbooks and reported that n
Probable cause
continued flight by the pilot into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the high/mountainous terrain and adverse weather conditions.
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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.
