Cessna 177RG accident near St Johns, AZ
On June 26, 2011, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near St Johns, AZ. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 26, 2011
- Place
- St Johns, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.509°N, 109.387°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110627X41846
Official records · WPR11LA287
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 26, 2011, about 1340 mountain standard time, a Cessna 177RG, N2725V, collided with terrain in a field following takeoff from St Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN), St Johns, Arizona. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country flight departed SJN about 1340, with a planned destination of Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ), Mesquite, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane arrived at SJN about 1245, having flown from San Bernardino, California. According to the pilot and passengers, the accident flight was to be the penultimate leg of a journey, which was to ultimately end in Mesquite. The group had originally departed in the accident airplane from the Dallas area about a week prior, and had landed and taken off at multiple airports in the Southwest region during that time. The pilot reported that after landing at SJN, he had the airplane serviced with fuel, and that they stayed longer than he had planned. He became concerned about the airplane’s performance as the day drew on, and the air temperature began to rise. They eventually boarded, and the pilot performed an uneventful engine run-up. An airport employee, located in the fixed base operator facility at midfield, observed the pilot and passengers board the airplane, and then taxi to the departure end of runway 21. The airplane then turned onto the runway and
Probable cause
The pilot did not attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
