# Accident 19940711018131A: Cessna 172RG, Kiptopeka, VA, July 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1994, 16:18 local time
- Place: Kiptopeka, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2591° N, 76.4906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2591&lon=-76.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6624R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6624R-1994-09-01) (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: 40,000 total, 10,774 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711018131A

## Narrative

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

FISH SPOTTING ON RADAR DISCREET CODE. WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND BY MILITARY COPTER. ATC FAILED ALERT PILOT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N62505: [Accident 19940711018132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711018132A)

## 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 NYC94FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA119), Jul 11, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N6624R), Kiptopeka, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE FLIGHTCREW OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE DEPARTURE CONTROLLER TO ISSUE A TRAFFIC ADVISORY.

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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