Cessna 172 N1897V
23 April 2019 · Prescott, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 2019 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1897V, operated by Pmc Aviation, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prescott, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ernest A Love Field (PRC)
- Coordinates
- 34.6547, -112.4192
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N1897V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pmc Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chandler → Prescott
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA220
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence post during taxi operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, while taxiing the airplane to a parking spot, the right wing impacted a fence post. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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