Cessna 172M accident near New Smyrna Bch, FL
On December 19, 2001, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Bch, FL. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 19, 2001
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.056°N, 80.948°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011221X02431
NTSB summary
On December 18, 2001, about 1945 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N9882V, operated by Phil Air Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight impacted with the ground at the New Smyrna Beach Airport, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private rated-pilot and two passengers reported serious injures. One passenger reported minor injuries. The flight had originated from the Daytona Beach Airport, Florida about 1930. Witnesses at the airport did not see the accident, but heard the airplane in the traffic pattern. Some witnesses stated they heard power being applied to the engine as if it were taking off after doing a touch and go. Ground witnesses reported hearing engine sounds until just prior to impact. The female passenger told rescue personnel they had just gotten off the ground when the plane started to shake. The next thing she remembered, they had crashed. According to the FAA inspector's statement, the initial impact area was about 30 feet in front of the airplane, about 3 feet in diameter, with only "slight" ground scarring that was "consistent" with the wing tips, and all the ground scars were found near the initial impact point. In addition, the FAA inspector stated that the tail surfaces were "not damaged," fuel was present in the left wing, the right wing fuel tank was ruptured, and the fuel selector was found in the "BOTH" position. The pilot was interviewed in the hospital, and gave a statement to the FAA inspector, but due to his injuries he could not
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, during initial climb out, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the terrain.
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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.
