ELKO, NV, USA
N739YL
CESSNA 172N
THE ACFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE ON A DEER SPOTTING FLT. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. ABOUT 8 HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE THE ACFT WAS DECLARED MISSING. THE ACFT WAS FOUND THE FOLLOWING DAY AT ABOUT 0730 HOURS BY AIR SEARCH ACFT. GROUND SCARS INDICATE THAT THE ACFT IMPACTED IN ABOUT A 30 DEGREE RIGHT WING DOWN AND 5 DEGREE NOSE UP ATTITUDE. THE TERRAIN WAS SLOPING 30 DEGREES UPWARD AT POINT OF IMPACT. THE ACFT TRAVELED ABOUT 64 FT AFTER IMPACT. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED--RIGHT 10 DEGREES DOWN, LEFT 50 DEGREES DOWN. THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATED POWER WAS BEING DEVELOPED AT TIME OF IMPACT. CONTINUITY OF THE FLT CONTROL CABLES WAS ESTABLISHED. POST-MORTEM AND TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO FIRE AFTER IMPACT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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