Cessna 172M accident near Mansfield, MA
On September 8, 2007, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mansfield, MA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 8, 2007
- Place
- Mansfield, MA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.008°N, 71.191°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070917X01402
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 8, 2007, at 1030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N19952, stalled and collided with the ground during initial climb out at the Mansfield Municipal Airport (1B9), Mansfield, Massachusetts. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot and forward passenger were killed, and the two rear passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The airplane was registered to and operated by Twin Cities Air Service LLC, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. A witness reported that he had just cleared runway 32, when he heard the pilot radio he was on the take off roll. Shortly thereafter he heard the pilot call "mayday, mayday, I can't clear the trees." The witness said that he observed the airplane in a "slight nose up attitude and climbing slightly." He went on to say "the airplane made a sharp left turn and the nose dropped. The airplane then made a half spiral and crashed nose first." Another witness to the accident stated that he was manning the radios at the end of runway 32. He said that as the airplane took off from runway 32 it was at an extreme climb angle. He heard the pilot radio "mayday, mayday, I'm going around, I don't think I'll clear the trees." He watched as the pilot turn into the wind, flying very slowly with approximately 10 to15 degrees of flaps deployed. The airplane made almost a full 180 degrees, then descended from approximately 150 feet straight nose down. PERSONNEL INFORM
Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of wing flaps during takeoff, which resulted in reduced climb performance and a subsequent stall. Contributing to the accident was the exceedance of the airplane's maximum gross weight.
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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.
