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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Page, AZ · April 9, 2007

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Date
April 9, 2007 · 18:00 local
Place
Page, AZ
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6267D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX07FA123
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N6267DRegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2007 · Cessna 172NS/N 17272678 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On site investigation revealed nothing out of the ordinary. There was about three gals of fuel in the rt wing and about three and a half in the left tank. It is known that the aircraft was topped off at Page airport 11.2 miles from the impact site. All flight controls had continuity, engine controls could not be inspected at the site because of the damage to the cockpit. The engine itself also could not be inspected at the site because of the damage to the aircraft. One blade of the repeller was visible but unable to inspect. The NTSB iic privacy data omitted will contact me after the engine has been inspected to let me know of any findings found. privacy data omitted Will inform me of any aircraft log book discrepancies. privacy data omitted Informed me nothing was found during the inspection of the engine and that the engine was airworthy. At this point and time the cause of the event could not be determined, any further findings will be added to the -23 as an amendment. Also some of the information needed for the -23 could not be obtained.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THERE WAS ABOUT THREE GALS OF FUEL IN THE RT WING AND ABOUT THREE AND A HALF IN THE LEFT TANK. IT IS KNOWN THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF AT PAGE AIRPORT 11.2 MILES FROM THE IMPACT SITE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY, ENGINE CONTROLS COULD NOT BE INSPECTED AT THE SITE BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE ITSELF ALSO COULD NOT BE INSPECTED AT THE SITE BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONE BLADE OF THE REPELLER WAS VISIBLE BUT UNABLE TO INSPECT. THE NTSB IIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WILL CONTACT ME AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN INSPECTED TO LET ME KNOW OF ANY FINDINGS FOUND. ^PRIVACY DAT^ WILL INFORM ME OF ANY AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK DISCREPANCIES. ^PRIVACY DAT^ INFORMED ME NOTHING WAS FOUND DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS AIRWORTHY. AT THIS POINT AND TIME THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, ANY FURTHER FINDINGS WILL BE ADDED TO THE -23 AS AN AMENDMENT. ALSO SOME OF THE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE -23 COULD NOT BE OBTAINED.

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 LAX07FA123Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPage, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, and, his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to reverse course in a box canyon. Contributing to the accident were the rising terrain and the box canyon.Apr 9, 2007 · Destroyed