# Accident 20040711014089A: Cessna 172I, Paris/Subiaco, AR, July 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2004, 05:30 local time
- Place: Paris/Subiaco, AR
- Airport: Paris Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2975° N, 93.6900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2975&lon=-93.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46174, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46174-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 759 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711014089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 11, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 CDT, CESSNA 172, N46174, A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANE, EXPERIENCED A FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR PARIS, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO JAMES A. HENSON AND OPERATED BY HIM. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PRIVATE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. WITNESSES REPORTED FOG CONDITIONS, REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 50 FEET, PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PARIS, ARKANSAS (7M6) AND WAS ENROUTE TO OZARK, ARKANSAS (7M5). PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT MADE A TAKEOFF IN LESS THAN VFR CONDITIONS. EYEWITNESSES REPORTED DURING INTERVIEWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEARD TO MAKE A 'NORMAL SOUNDING' TAKEOFF-BUT COULD NOT BE SEEN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION AFTER STRIKING A TREE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 DEN04FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA104), Jul 11, 2004: Cessna 172I (N46174), Paris, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his attempted flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees resulting in the airplane's collision with the…

## Other reports on N46174 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901009047699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901009047699A), Oct 9, 1990: Cessna 172I (N46174), Claremore, OK, Damage unknown. Ran out of fuel en route on a IFR flight plan. Landed on will rogers race track. Damage unknown.

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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