# Accident 20110103000319A: Cessna 172H, Walnut Grove, MO, January 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2011, 18:52 local time
- Place: Walnut Grove, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4086° N, 93.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4086&lon=-93.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1416F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1416F-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 340 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110103000319A

## Narrative

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

ATC RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AT 3,400' MSL, HEADING 254 DEGREES, FOR AN EXTENDED TIME.  THEN, VERY SUDDENLY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND A RAPID DESCENT, AND WITHIN 10 SECONDS, THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING THE LEFT WING FIRST AT AN IMPACT ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 55 DEGREES.

## 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 CEN11LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA138), Jan 4, 2011: Cessna 172H (N1416F), Walnut Grove, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.

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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