Cessna 172N accident near Rochester, NY
On August 16, 2007, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rochester, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 16, 2007
- Place
- Rochester, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.587°N, 77.835°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071010X01538
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 16, 2007, about 1124 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N floatplane, N738JE, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Irondequoit Bay near Rochester, New York. The certificated pilot/owner and a pilot-rated passenger/owner were fatally injured. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan to Arnprior, Ontario, Canada was filed, but not activated by the pilot. The accident airplane was part of a two-airplane, six-person, weekend fishing trip destined for Quebec Province, Canada, with a return planned for 3 days later. The other four persons on this trip departed a few hours earlier in a Grumman Widgeon. The pilot of the Widgeon reported that his airplane took "all the gear and provisions," for the six persons, and stated that the accident airplane only had to transport the other two persons, and "clothes, sleeping bags and fishing gear." The pilots planned to clear customs at Arnprior, located 160 miles northeast of Rochester, and then continue north to Clova, Quebec, located 190 miles north of Arnprior. Eyewitnesses reported that the airplane left its ramp at a marina on the south end of the bay, taxied north for a while, turned around, and began its takeoff run to the south. Acquaintances of the pilot said that the usual starting point for a takeoff run to the south was opposite Snider Island, located approximately 4,500 feet north of the marina.
Probable cause
The pilot's failuire to maitain adequate airspeed during a turning maneuver which resulted in 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.
