Cessna 172N accident near Deerfield Beach, FL
On May 21, 1993, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Deerfield Beach, FL. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 21, 1993
- Place
- Deerfield Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.309°N, 80.120°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12449
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 21, 1993, about 1346 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N4931D, registered to Locair, Inc., experienced in-flight loss of control while maneuvering and crashed near Deerfield Beach, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 aerial photography flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was destroyed by postcrash fire and the commercial pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated about 1315 from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to the operator of the airplane, the fuel tanks were filled and the airplane was then flown on one flight which lasted 1.25 hours. Fuel servicing was not performed after the flight landed or before the accident flight departed. No determination could be made as to the amount of fuel on board when the accident flight departed. According to the pilot's father, the purpose of the flight was to photograph a golf course. He further stated that the airplane was about 100 feet above ground level when he observed the airplane bank to the left. The nose of the airplane then pitched down vertically and the airplane impacted the ground. A fire and explosion occurred shortly after the airplane crashed. One of the witnesses who was inside a building across from the accident site reported hearing the engine sputtering before the airplane crashed. None of the other witnesses who were outside reported hearing any unusual noises from the engine. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information pertaining to the p
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO). THE LOW ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE AERODYNAMIC STALL WAS A FACTOR.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
