Cessna 172P accident near Grants, NM
On August 3, 1999, a Cessna 172P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grants, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 3, 1999
- Place
- Grants, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.150°N, 107.829°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19478
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 2, 1999, between 2020 and 0004 on August 3rd, mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N6497K, operated by Robertson Aviation, Jenks, Oklahoma, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Grants, New Mexico, while on a cross-country flight from Hawthorne, California, to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The private certificated, instrument rated, pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The flight was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area where the accident occurred. According to documents provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot's family reported the aircraft overdue at its destination on August 4th. An alert notice (ALNOT) was issued and subsequently, a search was begun for the aircraft in the area around Winslow (INW), Arizona, which was the last confirmed location of the aircraft. Reconstruction of pertinent portions of the flight provided information that the pilot contacted the Flagstaff airport control tower at 1854 and reported he was 9 miles southwest of the airport inbound for landing. The aircraft landed at 1901 and taxied to parking. Following fueling of the aircraft, the pilot called Flagstaff ground control at 1934 for taxi. He was told to taxi to runway 21 for departure. At 1938, the aircraft took off, made a left turnout, and departed the area eastbound. The pilot contacted Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ABQ ARTCC) at 1949 and stated he was 12 miles east of Flagstaff at 9,500 feet. He requested flight follow
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to fly the aircraft at an altitude sufficient to clear surrounding terrain. Factors were: The pilot's in-flight planning and decision making in proceeding into known adverse weather. Low ceiling, rain, lack of total pilot experience, and lack of total instrument time.
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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.
