Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N52456

4 September 1985 · Monument Valley, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 September 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N52456 was involved in an accident near Monument Valley, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Monument Valley, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Monument Valley (71V)
Coordinates
37.0809, -110.2507
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N52456
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Grand Canyon → Monument Valley
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN85LA237

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING HIS APPROACH TO LDG HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C. THE A/C STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GRD HARD CAUSING SUBST DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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