ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225611
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 2019 |
| Time: | 05:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R172K Hawk XP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2583V |
| MSN: | R1722224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360-K1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mertzon, Irion County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seminole-Gaines County Airport, TX (KGNC) |
| Sealy, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a visual flight rules cross-country flight in night conditions. He had attempted the flight the previous night but turned around because it was 'too dark.' The pilot did not arrive at his destination as expected, and the accident site was subsequently located in a remote area, which would have been devoid of cultural lighting at the time of the accident. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation of the airframe or engine.
The pilot did not hold an instrument rating and his recent flight experience could not be determined. The pilot's family indicated that he had not flown in 'a couple of months' before the accident. The night conditions present at the time of the accident, the remote area in which the airplane was operating, and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating were all conducive to the development of spatial disorientation. It is likely that the pilot became spatially disoriented during the flight, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19FA155
https://uk.flightaware.com/photos/view/29032-647f9cf2866cc8b75e9af91bae04215b3f6e3eb9/aircrafttype/C172 (photo
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2019 09:21 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 30-May-2019 09:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Source] |
| 30-May-2019 10:34 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Nature] |
| 20-Jun-2019 21:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2021 06:09 | rvagast17 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2022 15:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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