Cessna 172N accident near Weston, WV
On May 27, 1995, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Weston, WV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 27, 1995
- Place
- Weston, WV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.039°N, 80.459°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03545
NTSB summary
On May 27, 1995, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N5085G, impacted the ground during a go-around at Louis Bennett Field, Weston, West Virginia. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Two passengers received serious injuries and the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at Columbus, Ohio. There was no flight plan for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. One witness reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector that the airplane touched down momentarily on runway 01 and then took off again. In a statement submitted by the FAA Inspector, a witness stated: I was in front of one of the cabins which is near the airport and I could hear this airplane coming. It sounded like it was taking a long time and [I] looked up and I could see it overhead. It was climbing at a very steep angle and it didn't look like it was moving forward and was almost standing still. It was approximately 200 feet in the air, just about over the road which runs past the [departure] end of the runway, and when I looked up it looked like it was starting a turn to the left, but it just rolled over to the left and came straight down into the road. The left wing struck the road slightly before the nose and the airplane spun around and slid backwards a few feet in the upright position. The winds reported 18 miles southwest of Weston, at 1258, were from 110 degrees at 9 knots with gusts up to 18 knots. According to the pilot's logbook, he held a Private Pilot Certificate, with approximate
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.
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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.
