# Accident 20130206001759A: Cessna 172S, Minden, NV, February 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2013, 17:10 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9814° N, 119.4928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9814&lon=-119.4928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328SP-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130206001759A

## Narrative

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

AN ALNOT FOR OVERDUE AIRCRAFT WAS INITIATED 02/07/2013 MORNING AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT THAT COMMENCED FROM MEV AIRPORT 02/06/2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 PST. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY WASHOE COUNTY RAVEN HELICOPTER AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 PST ON 02/07/2013, IN THE PINE NUT MOUNTAIN RANGE, 14 MILES EAST OF MINDEN-TAHOE AIRPORT (MEV). THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TIP HAD IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION AND THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS SITUATED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE PILOT WAS FOUND DECEASED IN THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 WPR13FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA116), Feb 7, 2013: Cessna 172S (N328SP), Minden, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering over mountainous terrain.

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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