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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Billy W COX | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1985 | Aerospatiale SA315B | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Continental Helicopter | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1985 | Hiller UH-12E | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Cessna 206 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft J35 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1985 | Cessna 172N | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Cessna 180 | Lapoint, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |