# Accident 19941115040319A: Cessna 172K, Springerville, AZ, November 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1994, 07:38 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Airport: Babbitt Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0394° N, 109.2001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0394&lon=-109.2001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7178G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178G-1995-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 330 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115040319A

## Narrative

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

RENTED 172 TO SCOUT FOR DEER. WRECKAGE INDICATES SPIN AND VERTICAL IMPACT. DEER NOTED TO NEST IN AREA.

## 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 LAX95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA037), Nov 15, 1994: Cessna 172K (N7178G), Springerville, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The pilot's diverted attention and overconfidence in the aircraft's ability to fly slow were factors…

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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