# Accident 19950202001029A: Cessna 172N, Minonville, KY, February 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1995, 13:41 local time
- Place: Minonville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2308° N, 84.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2308&lon=-84.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734KV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734KV-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950202001029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CLOUD OBSCURED RADIO TOWER EN ROUTE IN LOW CLOUDS, RAIN, AND FOG. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 MIA95FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA070), Feb 2, 1995: Cessna 172N (N734KV), Mintonville, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FLIGHTCREW'S INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO PREVENT AN INADVERTENT COLLISION WITH AN OBSTRUCTION.

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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