Cessna 172M N12959
12 August 2004 · Brownville Junc, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 2004 at about 11:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12959 was involved in an accident near Brownville Junc, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brownville Junc, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.6935, -69.3829
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N12959
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glenburn → Lobster Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD04LA036
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane's controlled flight into rising terrain. Factors included the instrument meteorological conditions and the rising terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot, who was instrument-qualified, was en route under visual meteorological conditions to pick up passengers. Along the almost straight-line course, she encountered instrument meteorological conditions, and the ceilings lowered as terrain elevations rose. The airplane subsequently impacted trees, on the rising terrain, while flying straight and level. There was no evidence of any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172 | Algarrobo, Chile | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 20 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172P | Granada Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2004 | Stinson 108-3 | Sanford, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2004 | Cessna 172B | Wiscasset, Maine, United States | Peter K. Shorey | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2004 | Classic WACO YMF | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2004 | Cessna 421B | Portland, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2004 | Cessna 150 | Old Town, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Eliot, Maine, United States | Stafford Flying Club, Inc | No injuries | - |