Cessna 172M N12587
19 March 1993 · White Water, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 March 1993 at about 13:41 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12587, operated by Advanced Flight Training, Inc., was involved in an accident near White Water, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Water, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9390, -116.6509
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N12587
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Advanced Flight Training, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Banning → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- LAX93FA154
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE TOWER DUE TO DRUG IMPAIRMENT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW ALTITUDE AND THE DAWN LIGHT CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A 199-FT METEOROLOGICAL TOWER AND THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED. THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST BEEN STOLEN FROM A FLIGHT SCHOOL. THE PILOT'S TOXICOLOGY RESULTS WERE POSITIVE FOR AMPHETAMINE (0.303 UG/ML BLOOD, 2.673 UG/ML URINE) AND METHAMPHETAMINE (1.371 UG/ML BLOOD, 21.991 UG/ML URINE). IN ADDITION, PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, NICOTINE METABOLITE, AND NICOTINE WERE ALL DETECTED IN THE URINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172F | Co. Springs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1993 | Cessna 172P | Sun City, California, United States | Hiser Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172P | Pembroke, Virginia, United States | Air Chesterfield Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172RG | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172K | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1993 | Cessna 172 | Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn E. Murphy | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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