# Accident 19950424025469A: Cessna 172D, Tsaile, AZ, April 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1995, 09:55 local time
- Place: Tsaile, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2698° N, 109.2606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2698&lon=-109.2606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2587Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2587Y-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,745 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950424025469A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES STALL FLAT SPIN INTO TREES. AT 9000 FT AGL AND GROSS WEIGHT. NO PRIOR MOUNTAIN FLYING TIME.

## 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 FTW95FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA349), Apr 24, 1995: Cessna 172D (N2587Y), Tsaile, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF MOUNTAIN FLYING EXPERIENCE AND THE RISING TERRAIN.

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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