Cessna 172H accident near Centralia, IL
On February 21, 2001, a Cessna 172H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Centralia, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 21, 2001
- Place
- Centralia, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.520°N, 89.120°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010223X00506
Official records · CHI01FA093
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 21, 2001, at 0705 central standard time, a Cessna 172H, N733SS, operated by AIRGO, Inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain 1.2 miles from the Centralia Municipal Airport (ENL), Centralia, Illinois, on a magnetic bearing of 003 degrees from the airport. The Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI) and student pilot were fatally injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed from ENL approximately 0620 on a local instructional flight. No flight plan was filed. A witness reported seeing the airplane traveling toward him from west to east. The witness reported initially hearing the airplane's engine, and that the engine was at a low power setting. He reported the airplane was low, about 500 feet, and the airspeed was slow. He reported the airplane was in a steep angle of bank and in a turn to the right. He reported the airplane was in "…a kind of a climb in a bank." He reported that after 270 degrees of turn, the airplane flipped over on its back and became inverted. The nose of the airplane then went down. He reported the nose of the airplane started coming up and the airplane looked like it was going to recover when he lost sight of the airplane behind a tree line. He reported hearing the airplane's engine revving to full power. Then he heard the airplane impact the terrain approximately 1/4 mile away. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The 32 year old CFI was a commercial rated pilot with single and multi-engine airplane land and instrument pilot ratings. He held instructor ratings for single and multi-engine land airplanes and an airplane instrument instructo
Probable cause
The student pilot allowed the airspeed to get too low and inadvertently stalled the airplane, and the CFI delayed in taking remedial action.
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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.
