# Accident 20190528005349A: Cessna R172K, Mertzon, TX, May 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mertzon, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2597° N, 100.8200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2597&lon=-100.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2583V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2583V-2019-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 135 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190528005349A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 28, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400, N2583V, A CESSNA R172K REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR MERTZON, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SEMINOLE, TEXAS ON MAY 28, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0430.

## 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 CEN19FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA155), May 28, 2019: Cessna R172 (N2583V), Mertzon, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

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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