Cessna 172N accident near Rialto, CA
On April 1, 2001, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rialto, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 1, 2001
- Place
- Rialto, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.101°N, 117.379°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010406X00715
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 1, 2001, about 0023 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N739WE, operated by Security Aviation of Hawthorne, California, was destroyed during the collision sequence with communication wires and terrain at Rialto, California. The commercial flight instructor rated pilot and passenger both received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The accident flight was destined for Hawthorne. On March 31, 2001, the airplane had been the subject of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alert notification (ALNOT), issued at 2210, for failure to cancel an instrument flight plan for a flight between Hawthorne and Rialto, California. The Rialto airport is uncontrolled. The pilot had obtained an FAA preflight weather briefing at 1551, for the flight to Rialto. According to the instrument flight plan information, the estimated time of arrival at Rialto was 1845. Subsequently, the airplane was located at the Rialto airport parking ramp by San Bernardino County Aero Bureau personnel located on the airport. The ALNOT was canceled at 2240. The pilot obtained a standard weather briefing for the return flight to Hawthorne at 2319. He was advised of airmets for IFR ceilings and visibilities for his route of flight. The operator stated that the pilot and passenger had flown to Rialto to visit with friends and were to return to Hawthorne. The pilot was a flight instructor for the operator and possessed airplane single engine land and instrument ratings. PER
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper weather evaluation and lack of total experience.
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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.
