Cessna 172 accident near Knottsville, KY
On January 1, 2005, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Knottsville, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 1, 2005
- Place
- Knottsville, KY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.766°N, 86.874°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050128X00117
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 31, 2004, at 1835 central standard time (CST), a Cessna 172, N6225E, was destroyed when it collided with terrain following an uncontrolled descent in Knottsville, Kentucky. The certificated private pilot/owner and the passenger were fatally injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed Louisiana Regional Airport (L38), Gonzales, Louisiana, about 1410. No flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and destined for Paoli Municipal Airport (I42), Paoli, Indiana. According to witnesses, the pilot serviced his airplane with automotive gasoline prior to departure. The pilot transferred the gasoline from cans in the back of his truck. When the cans were empty, the airplane was not yet full, so the pilot taxied to the self-service 100 low-lead fuel pumps at Louisiana Airport, where other customers waited in line. The pilot was not observed pumping fuel, nor was there any record of a fuel purchase by the pilot. Radar and voice communication data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed the initial and final portions of the airplane's flight. The airplane departed Louisiana Regional Airport around 1410, and proceeded on a northerly course at 3,300 feet for about 50 minutes until radar coverage was lost. At 1757, the pilot contacted Evansville approach control, and was offered flight following services. The airplane was assigned a transponder code, and was issued the altimeter setting. At 1808, the pilot announced, "…we're going to sit down at Owensboro here." T
Probable cause
the pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in his inadvertent flight into night instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
