# NTSB ERA17WA021: Cessna 172, Peloponnese, Greece, October 16, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 16, 2016, 14:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Peloponnese, Greece
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94238/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA021

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 16, 2016, about 1415 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172P, Greek registration 5B-CLB, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain while performing a cross-country training flight near Peloponnese, Greece. The Greek certificated instructor pilot and the student pilot were fatally injured. The local instructional flight originated at Megara Airport (LGMG), Megara, Greece.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Development, Infrastructure, Transport & Networks Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board of Greece. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board of Greece Building 221 Hellinko GR 167 01 Athens, Greece E-mail: monada@aaiasb.gr Fax: +30-2109617137 Office phone: +30-210-9608090 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Greece.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5B-CLB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (P)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-75551
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Air Club West Greece
- Registered owner: Air Club West Greece
- Departed: LGMG, Megara
- Destination: LGMG, Megara

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.

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