Cessna 172 accident near Latimer, IA
On July 3, 2009, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Latimer, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 3, 2009
- Place
- Latimer, IA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.724°N, 93.226°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090706X11335
Official records · CEN09LA409
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 3, 2009, at 1329 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N8138B, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Latimer, Iowa. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the private pilot, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operated without a flight plan. The local flight had departed from the Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT), near Hampton, Iowa, at an unconfirmed time. According to the pilot's wife, the pilot had provided airplane rides for some friends earlier in the day, departing from KHPT and flying over Iowa Falls and Sheffield, Iowa. Shortly before the accident, the airplane over flew their residence as a signal to her that he was done flying and needed to be picked up at the airport. The pilot's wife proceeded to drive east on County Highway 25 (190th Street) toward the airport. As she was driving, she observed the airplane in her rear-view mirror following her car at a low altitude before it suddenly descended nose first into the ground. A witness reported that she was working in her backyard when she heard two impact sounds emanate from the road in front of her residence. She remarked that her view to the south and west was obscured by her house and the trees that bordered 190th street and the west property line. After hearing the sound of an impact, her children immediately called for her to come to the front yard where she saw the wreckage on the road. She noted that from her original position in
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line while flying at a low altitude.
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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.
