# Accident 20141222023019A: Cessna 172M, Odessa, TX, December 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2014, 08:52 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9839° N, 102.5281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9839&lon=-102.5281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9922V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9922V-2016-09-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,033 total, 1,570 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141222023019A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 22, 2014, AT 0852 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA CE-172-M AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9922V, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN PATROLS INC., IMPACTED THE GROUND 8 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ODESSA SCHLEMEYER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KODO).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED  UNDER FAR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST ACCIDENT FIRE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SKYWEST MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (K7T7) IN MIDLAND, TEXAS ON DECEMBER 22, 2014 AT 0740 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 CEN15FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA083), Dec 22, 2014: Cessna 172M (N9922V), Odessa, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at an excessive bank angle at a low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and spin with insufficient altitude for a…

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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