Cessna 172M accident near Coral Springs, FL
On October 27, 2002, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coral Springs, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 27, 2002
- Place
- Coral Springs, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.336°N, 80.291°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021101X05422
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 27, 2002, about 1331 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N9840V, registered to Power Systems LTD, Inc., and operated by American Flying Club Inc. as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, and a Cessna 172N, N6101F, registered to a private individual, and operated by Airborne Systems Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, collided while in cruise flight in Coral Springs, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plans were filed for either flight. N9840V was destroyed, and the private-rated dual student and the commercial-rated flight instructor received fatal injuries. N6101F incurred substantial damage, and the private-rated dual student and the commercial-rated flight instructor received no injuries. Both flights originated from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the same day, with N9840V having departed about 1245, and N6101F, about 1253. According to the dual student on N6101F, he and his flight instructor had been flying in a practice area west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and they had performed "8's on pylons and lazy 8's", as part of the commercial maneuvers training in pursuit of an FAA commercial pilot certificate. The student said he was the pilot flying N6101F, and they were proceeding southeast bound at an altitude of 2,000 feet, on a 120-degree magnetic bearing to the "WSBR 740 AM radio tower." As they neared the "740 tower", he said they were receiving needle fluctuations on N6101F's ADF indicator, indicative of them being very close to the tower, when all of
Probable cause
The failure of the dual students and flight instructors on both N9840V and N6101F to see and avoid each other, which resulted in a midair collision.
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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.
