Cessna 172K accident near Newton, MS
On June 12, 2013, a Cessna 172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newton, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 12, 2013
- Place
- Newton, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.311°N, 89.135°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130612X33520
Official records · ERA13LA281
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 12, 2013, about 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N7045G, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain after striking an electrical transmission power line during approach, at James H. Easom Field Airport (M23), Newton, Mississippi. The student pilot was fatally injured, and the flight instructor was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight, which was operated under the provisions of Title14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. According to the flight instructor, on the day of the accident, he met with the student pilot, then after briefing him, the student pilot preflighted the airplane. After starting the engine, they taxied out and then took off from runway 31. After takeoff, they flew in a southwesterly direction and climbed to an altitude of 2,000 feet above mean sea level (msl). After a little while, they returned to the airport for landing. After arriving in the vicinity of the airport, the student entered a left downwind for runway 31 at 1,200 feet msl. The flight instructor then asked the student to turn on to the base leg of the traffic pattern but "he was slow to respond," and they were too fast, which extended the downwind leg farther out than normal. The flight instructor then noticed that the student pilot had not extended the wing flaps to the 10 degree position. A little while later, the student pilot extended the wing flaps to 10 degrees, and started to slow the airplane. The flight instructor then asked the student to turn fin
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to increase engine power during the descent for landing when instructed to do so by the flight instructor and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in collision with a static wire. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to use hearing amplification as required by his Federal Aviation Administration medical certificate.
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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.
