- Date
- September 9, 1984, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Independence, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N736XFCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840909047489A
- Case key
- 24000
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt and two pax departed on a pleasure flt to look for a deer hunting area. Witnesses near the accident site stated that the saw the acft 'fly down the canyon on a northerly heading, reverse course and attempt to fly up the canyon.' They saw the acft approach the top of a 10000 ft mountain, the acft nose 'pitched up, stalled and crashed into the 45 degree rising terrain as it banked to the right.' The density alt was calculated to be 10000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736XF
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722864
- Airframe hours
- 3,007
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas Walters, doing business as Walters Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Thomas Suttle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 11, 1984 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- IYK · Inyokern, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 595 total · 114 in this make and model · 539 as pilot in command · 94 in the last 90 days · 34 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.