Cessna 172D N707PP

Summary

On 3 December 1994 at about 17:46 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N707PP was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 December 1994 at 17:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.9092, -80.2709

Aircraft

Cessna 172D

Registration

N707PP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Opa Locka → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA95LA032

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was in cruise flight at 5,000 feet agl and had slowed to 70 mph. The passenger stated that she was taking off her headset and moving her seat back so she could get a good photograph. The pilot heard what sounded like a yell, and simultaneously felt wind and noise in the cabin. He looked towards the sound, and observed the passenger partially out of the airplane. When their eyes met, she jumped. Review of ATC transcripts verified that the pilot departed and returned to the departure airport without any intermediate stops. Another pilot wrote a letter to the Safety Board describing a similar incident that occurred 4 days prior to the accident with the same passenger. During that flight, she unlatched the door gunner's safety belt while sitting on the floor with her feet outside the airplane on the landing gear. At the time, she was wearing a parachute with a hidden automatic opener on the reserve parachute. She was subsequently pulled back into the airplane by a safety crewmember and restrained for the return flight. The passenger's airman and medical certificates had been revoked 8/12/91 for failing to disclose a history of, among other conditions, a personality disorder and for the taking of numerous prescribed medications.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.