Cessna 172 accident near New Washington, IN
On June 6, 2020, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Washington, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 6, 2020
- Place
- New Washington, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.539°N, 85.483°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200606X83047
Official records · CEN20LA214
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 6, 2020, at 1523 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N13520, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near New Washington, Indiana. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the pilot’s flight instructor, the pilot was to conduct a solo practice flight in preparation for his private pilot check ride. The flight was to include maneuvers in the northeast practice area, which is near New Washington. The flight instructor stated that he tracked the airplane on his phone and the flight track disappeared about 20 minutes into the flight. The pilot was supposed to return by 1700. The recorded automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the airplane departed Bowman Field Airport (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, at 1509, proceeded northeast along the Ohio River, and climbed to about 3,000 ft above ground level (agl). About 2 nautical miles south of New Washington, the airplane completed 3 consecutive left steep turn maneuvers (see figure 1) and remained about 3,000 ft agl. At 1523:09 the airplane descended and proceeded southeast; this flight track continued into a steep dive in excess of 10,000 ft per minute and a calculated groundspeed of about 170 kts. The final ADS-B data point was recorded at 1523:34 and 165 ft agl. Figure 1 – Accident flight path with the initial impact point overlaid on a Google Earth map. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe flight instructor stated that he and the student pilot had flown together t
Probable cause
A high velocity descent and impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
