Cessna 172H accident near Corry, PA
On August 26, 2005, a Cessna 172H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Corry, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 26, 2005
- Place
- Corry, PA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.913°N, 79.646°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050908X01409
NTSB summary
On August 26, 2005, at 1530 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172H, N3946R, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain on approach to Corry Airport (8G2), Corry, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and one passenger were seriously injured. One passenger was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In a written statement, the pilot stated that as the airplane approached the runway for landing, he increased engine power. The airplane yawed "the instant I gave throttle." He attempted to correct, but the airplane "went past center" to the right and left "like someone had cut the cables. Controls were not responding at all." The pilot said he then adjusted the yoke to a "neutral" position, but the nose "came up [and] the plane went into a stall." In a telephone interview, an airport employee said he was cutting grass with a tractor as he watched the airplane approach the runway at low altitude. He was unable to hear the airplane over the sound of the tractor, but described the approach as "low and slow," with the wings rocking from side to side. The right wing then dipped, the airplane "curved" to its right, and then descended from view. Another witness watched the airplane from in front of his home. He reported to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspectors that the airplane was to the right of the runway centerline during its approach. He added that the airplane was "too low and slow," and that the wings rocked. He was concerned tha
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with 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.
