Cessna 172 accident near Cintrona, PR
On December 20, 2024, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cintrona, PR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 20, 2024
- Place
- Cintrona, PR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 18.014°N, 66.524°W
- NTSB ID
- 20241220199456
Official records · ERA25FA082
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Common Traffic Advisory Frequency Recording (Tjps): Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov
- Memorandum For Record A�� Common Traffic Advisory Frequency Recording: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 20, 2024, about 1400 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 172S, N22088, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cintrona, Puerto Rico. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (TJIG), San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the airplane was based, and ADS-B-derived track data showed that it continued to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (TJVQ), Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, where the pilot performed an approach consistent with a touch-and-go landing. The airplane then proceeded to Mercedita Airport (TJPS), Ponce, Puerto Rico where the pilot performed another touch-and-go landing before departing to the north. Shortly after departure from TJPS, a recording of the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency captured a transmission from the pilot which stated, “Mayday Mayday… loss of control…088 Cessna.” This was followed by a final Mayday transmission about 20 seconds later. ADS-B track data, after departure from TJPS, showed the airplane began a left turn towards the north at 1354:19. At 1355:42 the airplane reached a maximum barometric altitude of 2,300 ft mean sea level on a heading of about 021°. At 1355:43 the airplane began a right turn and descent which continued until track data was lost. The last ADS-B track data point was located about 2 nm northeast of the departure end of runway 12 at TJPS and about 0.3 nm northeast of the accident site. At the last ADS-B data point the airplane was at a
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the airplane, which resulted in inflight the failure of the right aileron carry through cable due to wear, reduced effectiveness of the airplane’s ailerons, and a subsequent loss of control.
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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.
