- Date
- September 27, 1984, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Prescott, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N915ERCessna 172Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840927025249A
- Case key
- 24005
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a descent to the 5,042 ft elevation arpt the acft impacted the trees and mountainous terrain at the 7,000 ft level. According to the pilot, with the hooded student pilot at the controls, the flight began it's descent from 10,500 ft 30 miles from the arpt. During the descent the local altimeter setting was dialed in and the CFI realized the acft was too low. A climb was called for and the trees were seen just prior to impact. The CFI stated that they had been working on VOR intercepts during the descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N915ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75930
- Airframe hours
- 2,407
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4N, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Embry-Riddle Aero. Univ.
- Registered owner
- Cessna Finance Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 27, 1984 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- PRC · Prescott, AZ
- Destination
- PRC · Prescott, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 21
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 354 total · 238 in this make and model · 182 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.