Cessna 172N accident near Page, AZ
On April 9, 2007, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Page, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 9, 2007
- Place
- Page, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.952°N, 111.659°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070423X00447
Official records · LAX07FA123
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 9, 2007, about 1620 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N6267D, impacted rising mountainous terrain during a course reversal turn about 11 miles west (264 degrees, magnetic) of the Page Municipal (uncontrolled) Airport (PGA), Page, Arizona. The airplane's fuselage was crushed by decelerative impact forces, and the airplane was destroyed. The two private pilots were killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight. The registered owner of the airplane had authorized the pilot who occupied the left front seat to fly his airplane, but he had not authorized the pilot who occupied the right front seat to fly his airplane. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and it originated from PGA about 1610. A personal friend of the two pilots reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that the pilots' flight commenced from North Las Vegas, Nevada (VGT), on April 1, 2007. The purpose of the flight was for the left-seated pilot to visit relatives residing in Colorado. The pilots departed Colorado for their return flight to VGT on the morning of April 9. The friend indicated that the left-seated pilot had more flying experience than the right-seated pilot. According to personnel at Classic Aviation, a fixed base operator (FBO) at PGA, upon landing at PGA one of the pilots requested that the airplane be topped off with 100 LL avgas. The airplane was serviced accordingly. The refueling operation was completed by about 1
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, and, his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to reverse course in a box canyon. Contributing to the accident were the rising terrain and the 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.
