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Cessna 172N N5001E

20 July 1984 · Wikieup, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 20 July 1984 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5001E, operated by Martin Aviation, was involved in an accident near Wikieup, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Wikieup, Arizona, United States
Coordinates
34.7905, -113.3695
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N5001E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Martin Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Las Vegas → Scottsdale
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA406

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 2 1

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 WAS SERVICED WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL BEFORE THE PLT TOOK OFF. ABOUT 1 HR AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER AS THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO CLIMB OVER A MTN RIDGE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. NO REASON WAS FND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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