ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356858
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 1996 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172Q |
| Owner/operator: | Cothron Aviation |
| Registration: | N65963 |
| MSN: | 17275934 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4966 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kayenta, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (0V7) |
| Albuquerque, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he had refueled the aircraft at Grand Canyon airport, and then flew to Kayenta. He said that during the takeoff initial climb from Kayenta, he was maintaining between 40 and 45 knots indicated airspeed, but the aircraft would not climb. He lowered the nose to gain airspeed, but had to maneuver around a power plant, and then the aircraft struck the ground. Available data showed that at the airplane's estimated takeoff gross weight, the stall speed would be about 43 knots indicated airspeed (about 57 knots calibrated airspeed). The density altitude was about 9,000 feet.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to adhere to the manufacturer's performance data by not maintaining the recommended best rate of climb speed, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush event. The high density altitude was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA306
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 11:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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