# Accident 20140720013769A: Cessna 172K, Littlefield, AZ, July 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2014, 18:30 local time
- Place: Littlefield, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5500° N, 113.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5500&lon=-113.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84754, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84754-2017-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140720013769A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), A CESSNA 172, N84754, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE FLYING THROUGH A CANYON NEAR LITTLEFIELD, AZ.

THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91.

THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES CAUSED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST-CRASH FIRE.

THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED BOUNTIFUL, UTAH WITH A DESTINATION TO MESQUITE, AZ.

INVESTIGATION AT THE CRASH SITE AND REPORTS FROM EYE WITNESSES REVEALED THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FLYING BELOW THE CANYON RIM AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE DUE TO POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS.

EXAMINATION AT THE CRASH SITE AND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS MAKING SUBSTANTIAL POWER AND ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS SHOWED THAT THEY STILL HAD CONTINUITY.

REPORT TO BE AMENDED PENDING REVIEW OF PILOT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS.

## 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 WPR14FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA302), Jul 21, 2014: Cessna 172K (N84754), Littlefield, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control when the airplane encountered high gusting wind while conducting low altitude flight in a narrow canyon, which resulted in an inflight collision with…

## Other reports on N84754 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741231042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741231042679A), Dec 31, 1974: Cessna 172K (N84754), Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 48K.

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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