Cessna 172 accident near Pembroke Pines, FL
On August 4, 2023, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 4, 2023
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.000°N, 80.234°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230804192794
Official records · ERA23FA323
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On August 4, 2023, at 1200 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N697FL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at North Perry Airport (HWO), Pembroke Pines, Florida. The flight instructor and front seat passenger sustained fatal injuries, and the rear seat passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The operator reported that the purpose of the flight was an introductory/instructional flight. According to family members of the passengers, the purpose of the flight was a scenic tour of downtown Miami, Florida. One of the passengers occupied the front left seat, the flight instructor occupied the right front seat, and the other passenger occupied the rear seat. Neither of the passengers held pilot certificates and there was no luggage. Following the accident, the surviving rear seat passenger was unable to recall any details about the flight. The airplane departed HWO on runway 10R, a 3,255 ft-long by 100 ft-wide, asphalt runway. Two security cameras from different angles showed the airplane’s takeoff ground roll, and rotation. During the initial climb, the airplane’s pitch increased rapidly before reducing several seconds later until the airplane reached about 125 ft above ground level. The airplane then began a left descending turn, rolled further to the left, and descended steeply until impacting level terrain on airport property about 650 ft northeast of the departure end of the runway. Figure 1 (below) depicts select still frames from the airport surveillance vi
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent rapid descent into terrain.
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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.
