Cessna 172N accident near ELY, NV
On February 23, 2003, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near ELY, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 23, 2003
- Place
- ELY, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.817°N, 114.910°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030312X00319
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 23, 2003, about 0830 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N9885J, collided with mountainous terrain near Ely, Nevada. Corporate Air Services was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Garfield County Regional Airport, Rifle, Colorado, about 0630 mountain standard time, with a planned destination of Little River Airport, Little River, California. The planned en route stops for the flight are unknown. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. During a telephone conversation with a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, the accident pilot's certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that the pilot was working on obtaining his instrument rating. He worked with her throughout his private pilot training, during which he planned several personal cross-country flights. Every time the pilot wanted to make a cross-country flight he would query her, as if seeking her approval of the flight. Several times she advised him not to make flights due to weather conditions; every time she recommended him to not make a flight, he followed her advise. The CFI further stated that she spoke with the pilot several days prior to the accident. During the conversation, he conveyed to her that he wanted to build simulated instrument time. In an effort to accomplish this, he was planning to make a long cross-country flight to California, where he
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance while flying in a box canyon.
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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.
