Cessna 172 accident near Cedar Key, FL
On February 22, 2005, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cedar Key, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 22, 2005
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.133°N, 83.017°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050225X00233
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 22, 2005, about 1424 Eastern standard time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 172 airplane, N739NK, was destroyed when the airplane collided with shallow, tidal bay waters, about 1.1 miles northeast of the George T. Lewis Airport, Cedar Key, Florida. The airplane was operated by Ocala Aviation Services, Inc., Ocala, Florida, and was rented by the pilot. The non-instrument rated private pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the point of departure, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Ocala Regional Airport, Ocala, about 1215, and the flight-planned route was to Punta Gorda, Florida, and return to Ocala. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on February 22, the president of Ocala Aviation Services reported that the pilot rented the airplane with an anticipated return time of 1600. He noted that prior to his departure, the accident pilot reported that he was planning to fly to Punta Gorda, and return. The president stated that the pilot failed to report that he was planning to stop in Cedar Key. He said that the George T. Lewis Airport, located in Cedar Key, was not one of the airports approved for use by Ocala Aviation Services rental customers, primarily due to poor weather conditions commonly encountered in that area. The community of Cedar Key is located along the w
Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an abrupt maneuver to avoid a power line, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, a loss of control, and subsequent collision with terrain-water. Factors associated with the accident were low a ceiling, fog, a transmission wire, and an inadvertent stall.
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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.
