# Accident 20110820022199A: Cessna 172M, Titusville, PA, August 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2011, 00:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6114° N, 79.7542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6114&lon=-79.7542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13126-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820022199A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 20, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 AM EASTERN TIME (ET), AIRCRAFT N13126, A CESSNA CE-172-M, SERIAL NUMBER 17262516, OWNED BY THE TITUSVILLE AERO CLUB INCORPORATED, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA, 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE TITUSVILLE AIRPORT (6G1), LOCATED IN TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.  THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE KILLED. AIRCRAFT N13126 SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND WAS ULTIMATELY DESTROYED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.CERTIFIED METEOROLOGICAL DATA FOR THE AREA DEPICTED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) AND WAS NOT ON AN AUTHORIZED FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 ERA11FA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA467), Aug 20, 2011: Cessna 172M (N13126), Titusville, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper decision to attempt a visual descent into instrument meteorological conditions while approaching the destination airport, which resulted in an in-flight collision…

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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