- Date
- May 18, 1984, 15:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeside, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9700BCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840518017809A
- Case key
- 24275
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Low pass - performedFactor
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Distance - misjudgedCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Analysis
The plt was unable to clear rising terrain after a low pass for a photo. The density alt was about 8700 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9700B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0977
- Airframe hours
- 7,455
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sawyer Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 17, 1984
- Departed
- E03 · Show Low, AZ
- Destination
- Lakeside, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 456 total · 3 in this make and model · 317 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EO3, 5 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.