Cessna 172S accident near Medford, OR
On September 30, 2002, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Medford, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 30, 2002
- Place
- Medford, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.433°N, 122.300°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021003X05276
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 29, 2002, about 1950 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N514SP, registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with Mt. McLoughlin located 25 nautical miles northeast of Medford, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at Rogue Valley International Airport, Medford, at the time. No flight plan had been filed for the flight which departed from Caldwell Industrial (EUL), Caldwell, Idaho, about 1800 mountain daylight time. The flight was en route to Medford. The aircraft's emergency locator transmitter was identified by Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at 2143 and the State of Oregon Aeronautics Emergency Response initiated a search. On October 1, 2002, about 1230, the aircraft was located at the 8,700 foot level of Mt. McLoughlin (9,495 foot summit). Both the commercial pilot and the airline transport rated passenger were fatally injured. Due to the severity of the terrain and adverse weather conditions, the aircraft was not recovered from the accident site until October 5, 2002. The wreckage was then transported to Independence, Oregon. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The left seat pilot held a commercial certificate for single and multi-engine land aircraft with an instrument rating. The pilot's flight logbook indicated a total flight time in all aircraft of 962 hours, with 652 hours as pilot-in-command. Approximately 375 hours had been accumulated in the make and model aircraft involved in the accident. The logbook indicated the first flight in N514SP was on March 30, 2002. A
Probable cause
Terrain clearance was not maintained during cruise flight. Dark night and mountainous terrain were factors.
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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.
