# Accident 20000527013149A: Cessna 172RG, Prescott, AZ, May 27, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 27, 2000, 10:23 local time - Place: Prescott, AZ - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.6203° N, 112.4193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6203&lon=-112.4193&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5207U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5207U-2000-07-20) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 76 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA207) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527013149A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON MAY 27, 2000, ABOUT 1020 HOURS MST, A CESSNA 172RG, N5207U, OPERATED BY EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY OF PRESCOTT, AZ., WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR PRESCOTT. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE COMMERCIAL STUDENT BOTH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OPERATING CUNDER 14 CFR PART 141. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PRESCOTT ABOUT 0915 AS A LOCAL AREA TRAINING FLIGHT FOR COMMERCIAL MANUEVERS, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO RETURN BY 1200. WHEN THE A/C FAILED TO RETURN, A SEARCH OF THE PRACTICE AREA REVEALED THE CRASH SITE ON THE DRAKE VOR 288 DEGREE RADIAL ABOUT 11 MILES AND ABOUT 4,400 FEET MSL. (.4)THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE HIGH DESERT TERRAIN DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT WHILE ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT SITE ELEVATION WAS 4,400 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). THE INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL COMMERCIAL STUDENT WERE SCHEDULED TO PRACTICE COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS, A SIMULATED EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING, AND SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS. RADAR DATA DEPICTED THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED IN THE PRESCRIBED PRACTICE AREA, CONDUCTING FLIGH T MANEUVERS. THE RADAR DATA ALSO INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S MAXIMUM ALTITUDE WAS 8,200 FEET MSL AND ITS LOWEST ALTITUDE WAS 6,500 FEET MSL, THE MINIMUM ALTITUDE OBSERVED BY THE RADAR. THE FLIGHT WAS NOT IN RADIO CONTACT WITH ANY GROUND FACILITY. AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND IN THE EXTENDED POSITION, AND THE FLAPS WERE FOUND FULLY RETRACTED. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATED IT WAS ROTATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. OBSERVED EVIDENCE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE INDICATED THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED WITH A HIGH DESCENT RATE AND LOW FORWARD VELOCITY, IN A SLIGHT LEFT WING DOWN, AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE. TRACES OF ANTIHISTAMINE, EPHEDRINE, AND PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE WERE FOUND IN THE BLOOD DURING THE TOXICOLOGY EXAMINATION OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ## 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 LAX00FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA207), May 27, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and his failure to correct an inappropriate descent during maneuvering flight, while engaged in commercial flight training maneuvers. ## Other reports on N5207U (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19900607040729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607040729I), Jun 7, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up. - [Incident 19890712065149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712065149I), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. Unable to get gear down light. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Doors were buckled. Suspect tow bar damage. - [Accident 19810719041999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719041999A), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot became involved in unusual situation and forgot to lower landing gear. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.