Cessna 205 N1892Z

Summary

On 29 November 1996 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 205 registered N1892Z was involved in an accident near Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 November 1996 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

McGinness Field (8N7)

Coordinates

40.0300, -76.4890

Aircraft

Cessna 205

Registration

N1892Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Philadelphia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD97LA026

4 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and collision with trees during the initial climb. A factor in the accident was a tailwind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff, when the airplane became airborne, a witness heard a horn or buzzer and the airplane returned to the runway momentarily before becoming airborne again, and then impacted terrain. The witness reported the pilot said, 'Can't keep it in the air or something like that.' She also said that the engine was running and there were no noticeable changes in sound prior to impact. A FAA inspector stated that the airplane appeared to have fallen through the trees at a steep vertical angle. Winds reported at airports 16 miles northwest, and 11 miles east of the accident site were from 280 degrees at 5 knots, and from 290 degrees at 4 knots, respectively.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.