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Cessna 172M N20457

22 September 1993 · Hollywood, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 September 1993 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20457 was involved in an accident near Hollywood, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Coordinates
26.0294, -80.2393
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N20457
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA93LA202

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

INADVERTENT EXCEEDING OF VFE WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED BY THE STUDENT PILOT WHILE PRACTICING MANEUVERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE PRACTICING APPROACH TO LANDING STALLS THE STUDENT INADVERTENTLY EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM FLAP EXTENSION SPEED WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED AND THE REAR SPAR WAS DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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