Cessna 172 N9103B
25 September 1999 · Panguitch, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1999 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9103B, operated by Marcia H. Bahr, was involved in an accident near Panguitch, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Panguitch, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.8599, -112.3392
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N9103B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Marcia H. Bahr
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Panguitch → Cedar City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
Inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot in command. Factors were high velocity gusty winds, high-density altitude, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During climb following takeoff, the aircraft was unable to clear surrounding terrain and the pilot made a forced landing in mountainous and hilly terrain. Wind and weather at the time were high winds, gusty winds, high temperature, and high density altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 172A | Shoshone, California, United States | Charles R. Christman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Cessna 172M | Lancaster, Texas, United States | Marvin E. Scott | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Cessna 172P | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Robertson Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172 | Centre, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172N | San Jose, California, United States | Concord Flight Intl, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172E | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Denny O'hara | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Tooele, Utah, United States | Proflight | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1999 | Boeing 737-347 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Delta Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1999 | Cessna T210M | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Gary G. Sackett | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | Cessna 152 | Murray, Utah, United States | Edith E. Steele | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Bullfrog, Utah, United States | James M. Elegante | No injuries | - |