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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Richwood, WV · September 21, 1996

Date: September 21, 1996 · 09:45 local
Place: Richwood, WV
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N848LF
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD96LA149
Reported as: Cessna 172P

N848LFRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 1997 · Cessna 172S/N 17276154 Airframe modelCessna 172

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-16) The aircraft was being operated by the civil air patrol and was engaging in practice search and rescue missions which involved contour mountain searches. The aircraft was being operated 500 feet below a ridge line. The ilot states he noticed an upcoming ridge. The pilot applied full power and 10 degree flap to attempt to clear the oncoming ridge. The aircraft crashed in the trees 100 feet below the ridge. Aircraft landed inverted 12 feet from the ground, suspended in the trees. The aircraft was destroyed. All three on board received no injuries. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-16) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AND WAS ENGAGING IN PRACTICE SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS WHICH INVOLVED CONTOUR MOUNTAIN SEARCHES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED 500 FEET BELOW A RIDGE LINE. THE ILOT STATES HE NOTICED AN UPCOMING RIDGE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND 10 DEGREE FLAP TO ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE ONCOMING RIDGE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE TREES 100 FEET BELOW THE RIDGE. AIRCRAFT LANDED INVERTED 12 FEET FROM THE GROUND, SUSPENDED IN THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ALL THREE ON BOARD RECEIVED NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD96LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRichwood, WVimproper in-flight planning/decision by the flight crew, and inadequate supervision by the check pilot, which resulted in the flight crew's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from trees on rising terrain. A factor relating to the accident was:…Sep 21, 1996 · Substantial damage