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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Norman Lake, AZ · May 10, 1984

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Date: May 10, 1984 · 09:45 local
Place: Norman Lake, AZ
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N78810
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N78810Registration cancelled May 10, 1984 · Cessna 172KS/N 17257776 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Unable to outclimb rising terrain. Struck trees. Was over gross weight at a high density altitude. Ignored advise.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. STRUCK TREES. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AT A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. IGNORED ADVISE.