Cessna 172S N2477E

Summary

On 28 August 2004 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2477E was involved in an accident near Leakey, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 August 2004 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Leakey, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.2111, -99.7433

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N2477E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Uvalde → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04CA224

3 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 270-hour pilot reported that he was flying approximately 500 feet above the ground, before departing the area over mountainous terrain. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the side of a mountain. The pilot stated that it "felt like something was pulling me [the airplane] down as the airspeed was dropping fast." The pilot added that he increased power and lowered the nose to increase airspeed, but the airplane continued to sink. The NTSB investigator-in-charge calculated the density altitude to be 4,532 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.