Cessna 172C accident near Saint Cloud, FL
On September 16, 2005, a Cessna 172C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Saint Cloud, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 16, 2005
- Place
- Saint Cloud, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.140°N, 82.386°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050923X01517
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 16, 2005, about 1813 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172C, N1814Y, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while departing from Gator Airpark Stolport Airport, Lake Gentry Estates, Saint Cloud, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. A witness stated that she and her daughter were walking in the woods, and they watched the airplane take off and fly over the top of them. She said as soon as the airplane passed overhead, she heard it start "sputtering and dying", and she knew something was wrong. According to the witness, the engine sputtered and ceased operating two or three times at the most, and she saw the airplane turn and go behind some trees. She said she then heard two loud back-to-back noises, and believing that the airplane crashed, she telephoned 911. According to the witness, the airplane had not been flying previously, and that its total duration in the air had been short, with an elapsed time of about a minute from takeoff, until it crashed Upon receiving a report of the accident, responders arrived at the scene, and according to an official with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, the airplane was noted to have come to rest inverted after having collided with trees, and a hot fire had ensued, which enveloped and consumed the airplane. According to the official, the fire had
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the airspeed while maneuvering following loss of engine power resulting in a stall/mush, an uncontrolled descent, and collision with trees and 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.
