ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294958
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| Date: | Saturday 29 November 2003 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Embry-riddle Aeronautical University |
| Registration: | N518ER |
| MSN: | 172S8922 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1682 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wikieup, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City-Laughlin Bullhead International Airport, AZ (IFP/KIFP) |
| Prescott Regional Airport, AZ (PRC/KPRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While maneuvering over rapidly rising mountainous terrain, the pilot entered a box-like canyon and collided with terrain. The flight school's management indicated that the pilot's approved flight plan specified an en route cruise altitude of 9,500 feet mean sea level (msl). The pilot said he deviated from the approval and descended initially to 1,000 feet above the ground, about 7,000 msl, to view features on the surface. Minutes prior to the accident, the pilot was flying over a valley. Unable to outclimb the rising terrain, which led into a box-like canyon, the pilot maneuvered the airplane until it impacted the mountainside, about 7,200 feet msl.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an en route altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance, and resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain. The rising terrain and the blind/box canyon were contributing factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX04LA054
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 16:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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