Cessna 172H accident near Archer, FL
On April 16, 2010, a Cessna 172H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Archer, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 16, 2010
- Place
- Archer, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.617°N, 82.505°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100419X02620
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 16, 2010, about 1600 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172H, N8112L, was substantially damaged during collision with terrain near the Flying 10 Airport (0J8), Archer, Florida. The certificated private pilot/owner was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which departed Trails Airport (FD50), Live Oak, Florida, about 1530, and was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot was discovered in the wreckage of his airplane an estimated one hour after the accident. Before he was transported to the hospital, he told a police detective that he did not recall the accident, and that his license and medical certificate were inside the airplane. The detective did not find the pilot or medical certificates, though they were later given to authorities by a relative of the pilot. The detective did find in the wreckage a printed page from an on-line flight planning program that showed FD50 as the departure airport, and 0J8 as the destination airport. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records, the pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single engine land, issued on August 1, 1996. His most recent flight review was completed on August 23, 2005. The pilot's most recent FAA third class medical certificate was issued on June 10, 2007, On which he reported 400 total hours of flight experience. Annotations in the first of two pilot logbooks that were recovered from the pilot's home li
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for undetermined reasons while maneuvering in the vicinity of an airport, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.
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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.
