# Accident 19920531017999A: Cessna 172RG, Strawberry, AZ, May 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Strawberry, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1904° N, 111.1695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1904&lon=-111.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9645B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9645B-1997-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 25 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920531017999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FOUND AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO 40 DEGREE ROCKY SLOPE AND WAS DEMOLISHED. PILOT HAD PERSONAL PROBLEMS. LEFT A NOTE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA228), May 31, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N9645B), Strawberry, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT COMMITTED SUICIDE DUE TO THE PILOT'S EMOTIONAL STATE FROM INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS.

## Other reports on N9645B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830214005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830214005309A), Feb 14, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N9645B), Wenden, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot unable to maintain runway track during landing in gusty, crosswind condition.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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