The airplane impacted rising mountainous terrain during a course reversal turn at about 1620 Mountain time. The airplane was destroyed, and the two Private pilots aboard were fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. On-scene examination of the accident site revealed the airplane impacted a rocky outcrop adjacent to the upsloping north side of a box-like canyon. The airplane was located on the north side of a drainage area that leads up the center of the canyon, and it was approximately 250 feet below the canyons ridgeline. The fuselage was found in an upright but nose-down attitude pointed in an easterly (100 degrees) direction away from the steepest upsloping terrain that was west of the accident site.
April 9, 2007, Page, Ariz., Cessna 172N
The airplane impacted rising mountainous terrain during a course reversal turn at about 1620 Mountain time. The airplane was destroyed, and the two Private pilots aboard were fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. On-scene examination of the accident site revealed the airplane impacted a rocky outcrop adjacent to the upsloping north side of a box-like canyon. The airplane was located on the north side of a drainage area that leads up the center of the canyon, and it was approximately 250 feet below the canyons ridgeline.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane crashed into rising mountainous terrain during a course reversal turn, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft and the fatal injury of two private pilots.
- The accident occurred in visual conditions, with the airplane impacting a rocky outcrop on the north side of a box-like canyon, approximately 250 feet below its ridgeline.
Key takeaways sponsored by Aviator Pro | Start Your Training ->
See a mistake? Contact us.
