Cessna 172RG N9324B

Summary

On 7 July 1995 at about 14:07 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N9324B, operated by Executive Flyers Association, was involved in an accident near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 July 1995 at 14:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.1895, -80.1697

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N9324B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Executive Flyers Association

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Orlando

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA95FA174

2 people died.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. THE REASON FOR POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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

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WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB TO ABOUT 250 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ENGINE SOUNDED TO ABRUPTLY LOSE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS ROLLED LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO START A TURN TO THE LEFT. NO ABRUPT PITCH UPS WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN TO THE LEFT, AND CRASHED ONTO A CITY STREET. A CAR THEN COLLIDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE ENGINE TACHOMETER WAS FOUND AT 2100 RPM. PROPELLER DAMAGE AND THREE PROPELLER SLASH MARKS ON THE GROUND WERE CONSISTENT WITH ROTATION WITH HIGH ENGINE POWER AT GROUND IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.