Cessna 172N accident near Floresville, TX
On February 10, 2012, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Floresville, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 10, 2012
- Place
- Floresville, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.150°N, 98.273°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120210X44432
Official records · CEN12FA154
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 10, 2012, about 1240 central standard time, a Cessna 172N, N5427J, impacted terrain near Floresville, Texas. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by Pro Flite Aviation, San Antonio, Texas, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), San Antonio, Texas, at 1222. The pilot received flight following services from air traffic control before radio and radar contact was lost. There were no distress calls made by the pilot and no eyewitnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 58, held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane multi-engine land and instrument airplane ratings, and a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. On October 29, 2011, the pilot was issued a third class medical with the restriction to have glasses available for near vision. On the pilot’s medical application, he reported having accumulated 2,707 hours with 0 hours accumulated in the preceding six months. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a single engine, high wing, fixed landing gear, four seat, Cessna 172N, serial number 17273790, and was manufactured in 1980. It was powered by a normally aspirated, 160 horsepower Lycoming O-320-H2AD engine, serial number L-1174-76T, that drove a McCaule
Probable cause
The medical incapacitation of the pilot due to a sudden cardiac arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction.
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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.
