Cessna 172C accident near Edinburgh, NY
On July 11, 2004, a Cessna 172C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edinburgh, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 11, 2004
- Place
- Edinburgh, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.222°N, 74.119°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040721X01018
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 11, 2004, at 1426 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172C, N8358X, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees and terrain during a go-around at Plateau Sky Ranch (1F2), Edinburgh, New York. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and there was no flight plan on file for the local personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a witness, the airplane had just taken off, and was completing a circuit in the landing pattern. When he next saw it, the airplane was about half way down runway 24, about 10 feet above the ground. The airplane looked as if it was going to land; however, "if [the pilot] had landed, he would've overrun the runway." The witness's view was blocked once the airplane passed him, but he heard the engine running. The witness did not hear any change in the engine's power setting, but subsequently heard the airplane crash. The witness also noted that although he did not hear an increase in engine power, the pilot would've had to increase it for the airplane to have climbed up into the trees. The witness further noted, that after the accident, the airplane had been saturated with water by the local fire department due to leaking fuel. The accident occurred during daylight hours, in the vicinity of 43 degrees, 13.34 minutes north latitude, 74 degrees, 07.11 minutes west longitude, PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land and airplane single engine sea. His latest Federal Aviation Ad
Probable cause
The pilot's occluded left main coronary artery, which resulted in a massive heart attack and sudden death in flight.
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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.
