Cessna 172M accident near Odessa, TX
On December 22, 2014, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Odessa, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 22, 2014
- Place
- Odessa, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.984°N, 102.528°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141222X12716
Official records · CEN15FA083
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 22, 2014, about 0852 central standard time, a Cessna 172M, N9922V, impacted terrain after a loss of control about 8 nautical miles northwest of the Odessa Airport – Schlemeyer Field (ODO), Odessa, Texas. The airplane was destroyed by a postimpact fire. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by American Patrols Inc. under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an aerial survey flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed. The airplane departed Skywest Airport Inc. (7T7), Midland, Texas, about 0800 on a local aerial pipeline patrol. Three witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying at 400 – 500 ft above ground level (agl) when it went into a steep left bank, and then it "nosed dived" into the ground. One witness estimated that the angle of bank was approximately 80 degrees. Soon after, smoke and flames were observed coming from the accident site. A witness who arrived at the accident site soon after the accident occurred, reported that the airplane was engulfed in flames, with the tail of the airplane in a vertical position and the wings flat on the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe 28 year-old pilot held a commercial certificate with single-engine and multi-engine land ratings, and an airplane instrument rating. According to a witness, the pilot had about 2,000 hours of total flight time with about 1,200 hours in make and model. He held a first class medical certificate that was issued on October 29, 2014, with a limitation
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at an excessive bank angle at a low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and spin with insufficient altitude for a recovery.
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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.
