Cessna 172P accident near Osteen, FL
On February 25, 2003, a Cessna 172P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Osteen, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 25, 2003
- Place
- Osteen, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.825°N, 81.019°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030304X00282
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 25, 2003, about 1751 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P, N97890, registered to and operated by Eagle Flight LLC, collided with trees then the ground near Osteen, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight from the Orlando Sanford International Airport. The airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 1734, from the Orlando Sanford International Airport. According to a transcription of communications with the Orlando Sanford International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower, the pilot established contact with ground control at 1723, and advised the controller that the flight intended to depart to the east. The pilot was cleared to taxi to runway 9C, which he acknowledged, and the flight was cleared to takeoff at 1734:23. A review of the voice tape containing communications from the air traffic control tower and the accident pilot revealed that after the flight was cleared to takeoff, the controller advised the pilot that frequency change was approved; the pilot did not acknowledge that transmission. There are no known witnesses to the accident. A review of NTSB plotted radar data revealed after takeoff, the flight proceeded eastbound then turned to a northeast direction, and when the flight was east-northeast of the Orlando Sanford International Airport, performed approximately four 360-degree turns to the left. During each orbit, the airplane moved progressively closer to the Orlando
Probable cause
The intentional suicidal act by the pilot-in-command resulting in the in-flight collision with trees then 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.
