# Accident 19940531013149A: Cessna 172N, Roosevelt, AZ, May 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1994, 08:20 local time
- Place: Roosevelt, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6207° N, 111.0306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6207&lon=-111.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6305J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305J-2000-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 111 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940531013149A

## Narrative

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

WING TIP HIT LAKE WATER DURING A LOW ALTITUDE TURN ON SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND SANK.

## 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 LAX94LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA231), May 31, 1994: Cessna 172N (N6305J), Roosevelt, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an inadequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering over a lake. A factor in the accident was the calm glassy water conditions which may have affected the pilot's…

## Other reports on N6305J (3)

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

- [Incident 19891121057529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891121057529I), Nov 21, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6305J), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft veered left when nose wheel lifted. Braked but aircraft hit fence. No control malfunction found.
- [Incident 19860717039019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717039019I), Jul 17, 1986: Cessna 172N (N6305J), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft became airborne from jet blast and propped onto a wingtip and propeller while holding for takeoff.
- [Accident 19800826037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826037809A), Aug 26, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6305J), Florence, AZ, Substantial damage. Wing hit tree. Landing on road. Took off engine. Lost power, crash-landed. Foundwater in fuel. Burned mag p lead.

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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