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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Leakey, TX · August 28, 2004

Date: August 28, 2004 · 11:40 local
Place: Leakey, TX
Airport: Real County Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2477E
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04CA224
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 258 total218 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N2477ERegistration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8800 Airframe modelCessna 172S

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What happened

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(-23) N2477E departed uvalde, Texas at approximately 10:30 local time with kenny ray pool, holder of pilot certificate number 449864236, as pilot-in-command. At approximately 11:40 local time, it crashed into the terrain approximately 5 miles west of Leakey Texas. There were three occupants in the aircraft, the pilot, an adult female passenger and her 10 year old daughter. There were no injuries from the crash and only slight injuries sustained from climbing out of the wreckage and down the rough terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N2477E DEPARTED UVALDE, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LOCAL TIME WITH KENNY RAY POOL, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 449864236, AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:40 LOCAL TIME, IT CRASHED INTO THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF LEAKEY TEXAS. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT, AN ADULT FEMALE PASSENGER AND HER 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THE CRASH AND ONLY SLIGHT INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM CLIMBING OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND DOWN THE ROUGH TERRAIN.

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 FTW04CA224Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLeakey, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.Aug 28, 2004 · Substantial damage