Cessna 172S accident near Daytona Beach, FL
On June 10, 2014, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 10, 2014
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.174°N, 81.055°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140609X33226
Official records · ERA14FA283
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Voice Transcription: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 9, 2014, about 2158 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N5524L, experienced a partial loss of engine power and impacted the ground during the initial climb after takeoff from Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach (DAB), Florida. The flight instructor and the private pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. The airplane was registered to Bravo Leasing LLC and operated by Phoenix East Aviation, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as an instructional flight. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was operated by Phoenix East Aviation flight school and based at DAB. The flight instructor was conducting a night proficiency flight for the private pilot, who was training for his commercial pilot certificate. A review of the pilots training logs revealed that this was the third instructional flight with the flight instructor. A review of the air traffic control voice transcription revealed that the call sign for the accident airplane was Phoenix 35 (PX35). At 2145, PX35 was cleared for a full stop or touch-and-go landing on runway 7L, at the pilot's discretion. One of the pilots then replied that they would perform a touch-and-go landing. The airplane was subsequently instructed to follow another airplane in the traffic pattern and cleared for a second full stop or touch-and-go landing, about 2153. PX35 acknowledged the air traffic control request and approximately 3 mi
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident condition of the wreckage. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' decision to turn back to the airport, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering.
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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.
