# Accident 20031129033769A: Cessna 172S, Bagdad, AZ, November 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bagdad, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BF8S
- Location: 34.8750° N, 113.2889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8750&lon=-113.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518ER-2009-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 102 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031129033769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FIORE WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT DEVIATED FROM HIS ASSIGNED FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT PLAN FILED, REQUIRED HIM TO FLY FROM BULLHEAD CITY TO KINGMAN AZ ENROUTE TO PRESCOTT AT 9500 FEET. FIORE FLEW INSTEAD ON A DIRECT ROUTE TO PRESCOTT AND ENTERED A CANYON IN THE VICINITY OF MOHON PEAK. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE CANYON BUT RISING TERRAIN PREVENTED HIS EXIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN THE CANYON STRIKING THE CANYON WALL AT APPROXIMATELY 6500 FEET ALTITUDE. HE ADMITTED IN A INTERVIEW THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY BUT IT LACKED THE PERFORMANCE NEEDED TO EXIT THE CANYON.

## 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 LAX04LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA054), Nov 29, 2003: Cessna 172S (N518ER), Wikieup, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an en route altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance, and resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain. The rising terrain and the blind/box canyon were…

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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