Cessna 172 N78810
10 May 1982 · Morman Lake, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 May 1982 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N78810, operated by Thayer H. Harvey, was involved in an accident near Morman Lake, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morman Lake, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N78810
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thayer H. Harvey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winslow → Long Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA167
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT DEPARTED WINSLOW, AZ ON A FLT TO LONG BEACH, CA WITH AN EN ROUTE STOP SCHEDULED FOR PRESCOT, AZ. BEFORE DEPARTING WINSLOW, THE PLT WAS WARNED BY ANOTHER PLT THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED EXTREME TURBULENCE IN THE VICINITY OF MORMON MTN. THE PLT AND PAX'S REMAINED OVERNIGHT AT WINSLOW. THE NEXT MORNING THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY THE OTHER PLT THAT THE WX CONDS AT MORMON & MINGUS MTNS WERE STILL HAZARDOUS, HE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY FLY A SOUTHERLY ROUTE TOWARD PHOENIX, AZ TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE PLT TOOK OFF & CONTD WESTBOUND. HE REPORTED THAT AS THEY PASSED OVER MORMON LAKE, THE PLANE BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. REPORTEDLY, HE STARTED TO CIRCLE OVER THE LAKE TO GAIN ALTITUDE, BUT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES & CRASHED (7600' MSL). DURING AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE, NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. A WEIGHT & BALANCE COMPUTATION REVEALED THE GROSS WEIGHT WAS APRX 2474 LBS. THE MAX AUTHORIZE GROSS WEIGHT WAS 2300 LBS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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