Cessna 172N accident near Penrose, NC
On July 10, 2005, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Penrose, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 10, 2005
- Place
- Penrose, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.274°N, 82.640°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050715X01029
Official records · ATL05FA128
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transylvania County Communications E-911: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 10, 2005, at 1437 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N73747, registered to a private owner and operated by Greenville Aviation, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 business flight, collided with the ground on initial take off climb from Transylvania County Airport, Brevard, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A post crash fire destroyed the airplane. The private pilot was fatally injured and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from Transylvania County Airport on July 10, 2005, at 1436. The accident was reported to the Transylvania County Communication 911 operators at 1438. The passenger stated the pilot conducted a preflight inspection and an engine run up before departing Transylvania County Airport and no deficiencies were noted. The passenger could not remember what runway they departed from and stated the pilot did not use the entire length of the runway for takeoff. The passenger was asked if there were any anomalies encountered on takeoff: what the problem was, and if the problem occurred on the runway or after rotation? The passenger replied, "We lost power after takeoff." A witness stated he observed the pilot complete a preflight inspection, start the engine and taxi to runway 09. The witness heard the airplane engine increase in power and assumed the pilot was doing an engine run up, but could not see the airplane from his location. A short time later the witness observed the airplane on its take off roll. The airplane was about one third down the runway and did
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the full length of the runway for takeoff, and the 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.
