Cessna 172K N7109G

Summary

On 2 February 2007 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N7109G, operated by Larry John Masters, was involved in an accident near Bessemer, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 February 2007 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

33.4150, -87.1436

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N7109G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Larry John Masters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hornersville → Troy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07FA038

2 people died.

The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Radar tracking showed the airplane heading in a southerly direction at an altitude of 1,100 feet mean sea level (msl), transmitting on a visual flight rules transponder code of 1200. The airplane impacted heavily wooded terrain at a 45-degree nose-down angle. The elevation was 644 feet msl. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot did not file a flight plan and was not instrument rated. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.