What happened
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(.19) On September 16, 2001, about 0745 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172L, N4312Q, operated by the pilot, was destroyed during collision and subsequent fire with a residence at Tucson, Arizona. The pilot received fatal injuries; no one on the ground was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at la Cholla airpark, a private uncontrolled residential airport about 0715. At the time of departure emergency air traffic rules were in effect pursuant to 14 CFR section 91.139, and all general aviation visual flights were banned. After departure, the airplane was identified by Tucson terminal radar approach control (TRACON). TRACON transmitted on a sector frequency in the blind advising the airplane to return to the point of departure; at that time the airplane was squawking 1233. There was no response from the airplane, but it subsequently reversed course and the transponder code was changed to 1203. The last altitude observed by TRACON was 3,500 feet MSL. Subsequently, the airplane collided with a private residence about 15 miles northwest of the Tucson international airport and about 6 miles south of the departure airport. (-23) acft departed la Cholla A2. No flying was authorized . ATC told him to go back. No reply. Acft crashed into a garage of a house at 7150 n omar dr., Tucson AZ 85706. Appears to have been a suicide.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2001, ABOUT 0745 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172L, N4312Q, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE WITH A RESIDENCE AT TUCSON, ARIZONA. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES; NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LA CHOLLA AIRPARK, A PRIVATE UNCONTROLLED RESIDENTIAL AIRPORT ABOUT 0715. AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE EMERGENCY AIR TRAFFIC RULES WERE IN EFFECT PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.139, AND ALL GENERAL AVIATION VISUAL FLIGHTS WERE BANNED. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRPLANE WAS IDENTIFIED BY TUCSON TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL (TRACON). TRACON TRANSMITTED ON A SECTOR FREQUENCY IN THE BLIND ADVISING THE AIRPLANE TO RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE; AT THAT TIME THE AIRPLANE WAS SQUAWKING 1233. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE AIRPLANE, BUT IT SUBSEQUENTLY REVERSED COURSE AND THE TRANSPONDER CODE WAS CHANGED TO 1203. THE LAST ALTITUDE OBSERVED BY TRACON WAS 3,500 FEET MSL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A PRIVATE RESIDENCE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. (-23) ACFT DEPARTED LA CHOLLA A2. NO FLYING WAS AUTHORIZED . ATC TOLD HIM TO GO BACK. NO REPLY. ACFT CRASHED INTO A GARAGE OF A HOUSE AT 7150 N OMAR DR., TUCSON AZ 85706. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SUICIDE.
NTSB investigation
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