Cessna 172P accident near La Belle, FL
On October 16, 2005, a Cessna 172P (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Belle, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 16, 2005
- Place
- La Belle, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.744°N, 81.433°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051020X01695
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 16, 2005, about 1325 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N99173, registered to Christiansen Aviation, Inc., operated by Ari Ben Aviator, experienced an in-flight loss of control during initial climb shortly after takeoff from La Belle Municipal Airport, La Belle, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight from St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR), Fort Pierce, Florida, to La Belle Municipal Airport. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 1227 from FPR. On the day of the accident, about 0800, the student pilot met with her flight instructor, who reviewed her pre-flight planning and endorsed her logbook for a solo cross-country flight from Fort Pierce to Airglades Airport in Clewiston, Florida, and return. The student pilot completed this flight, and again met with her instructor, who reviewed her pre-flight planning and endorsed her logbook for another solo cross-country flight from FPR to La Belle and return. During this meeting, the student pilot expressed concern about the communication radio in the airplane, N4954G, a Cessna 172N, she had just flown. The flight instructor stated that he had heard her transmissions clearly, but offered to switch airplanes with the student pilot, which they did. The student pilot then departed on her second cross country flight of the day in the accident airplane. A witness who was outside at the La Belle airport report
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial takeoff climb, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing factor was the failure of the wing flap control, which resulted in the flaps being stuck in the full down position.
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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.
