20240216004599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Brookwood, AL · February 16, 2024

Date
February 16, 2024 · 10:30 local
Place
Brookwood, AL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9160H
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA114
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was flying over the warrior river near Brookwood, AL when the aircraft struck wires causing the aircraft to descend into the river and sink.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING OVER THE WARRIOR RIVER NEAR BROOKWOOD, AL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND INTO THE RIVER AND SINK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.