| Crash location | 32.733330°N, 110.083330°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Safford, AZ
32.833955°N, 109.707580°W 22.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N5624A |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 06 Nov 1989 |
| Aircraft type | C-172(AF) Cessna 172(NTSB) |
| Additional details: | White/Red stripe |
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE THE AIRCRAFT'S STALL SPEED AS HE TURNED AWAY FROM ASCENDING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT'S INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE RESULTING FROM IMPROPER GRADE OF FUEL AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN HIGH ALTITUDE OPERATIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.