Cessna 172H N1406F
16 September 1999 · Plattsburg, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 September 1999 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N1406F was involved in an accident near Plattsburg, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously 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
- Plattsburg, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plattsburg Airpark (MO28)
- Coordinates
- 39.5593, -94.4597
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N1406F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99FA341
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb. A factor relating to this accident was the inadvertent stall/spin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Two witnesses at the Plattsburg Air Park saw the airplane taxi to the end of runway 18 and perform an engine run-up. The witnesses said that during the takeoff roll the airplane had good acceleration and sounded good. One witness said that the airplane looked as if 10 degrees of flaps were extended. Neither witness saw the airplane lift off. The two witnesses took off from Plattsburg Airport approximately 20 minutes after they saw N1406F on its takeoff roll. They flew to Cameron, Missouri, and back to Plattsburg. They estimated that the flight took 45 minutes. On approach from the south into the Plattsburg Air Park, the witnesses saw the airplane in a low-lying area, 1/4 mile south of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. An examination of the airplane's instrument panel revealed the engine primer unlocked and extended approximately 1/4 inch. Examination of the engine and remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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