Cessna 172K accident near Bessemer, AL
On February 2, 2007, a Cessna 172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bessemer, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 2, 2007
- Place
- Bessemer, AL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.415°N, 87.144°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070215X00196
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 2, 2007, approximately 0800 Central Standard Time, a Cessna 172K, N7109G, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it collided with a mountain ridge near Bessemer, Alabama. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The commercial pilot and passenger were killed. The flight originated from Hornersville Memorial Airport, Hornersville, Missouri, approximately 0600, and was en route to Troy, Alabama. According to Birmingham Approach Control, the airplane was transmitting on a VFR transponder code of 1200, and was heading in a southerly direction at an altitude of 1,100 feet. The pilot was not in radio communication with controllers. The airplane began a descent and made a turn to the north. Radar contact was lost at an altitude of 900 feet. On February 4, 2007, a family member contacted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and reported that the airplane was overdue at its destination. An Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued for the missing airplane and the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was notified. On February 5, 2007, at 1345, CAP located the wreckage on a mountain ridge 11 miles west of Bessemer, Alabama. At 1600, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department search and rescue (SAR) team arrived at the accident site and made positive identification of the airplane. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to FAA documents, the 63-year-old pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single-eng
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into 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.
