ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294588
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 2004 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Uvalde Flight Training Center Inc |
| Registration: | N2477E |
| MSN: | 172S8800 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1810 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leakey, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Uvalde-Garner Field, TX (UVA/KUVA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 270-hour pilot reported that he was flying approximately 500 feet above the ground, before departing the area over mountainous terrain. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the side of a mountain. The pilot stated that it "felt like something was pulling me [the airplane] down as the airspeed was dropping fast." The pilot added that he increased power and lowered the nose to increase airspeed, but the airplane continued to sink. The NTSB investigator-in-charge calculated the density altitude to be 4,532 feet.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW04CA224
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 19:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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