Cessna 172D N2456U
2 March 1996 · Hawthorne, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 March 1996 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2456U, operated by James D. McRae, was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, Florida, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawthorne, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.5905, -82.0796
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172D
- Registration
- N2456U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James D. McRae
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → Gainesville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA96FA089
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot requested and received a change in destination airport due to weather from ATC. The pilot was vectored on a right downwind to the new destination airport for an ILS approach. The pilot was cleared by ATC for the approach and instructed to maintain 2,000 feet until established on the approach. The pilot acknowledged the transmissions and there were no further transmissions received from the pilot. The airplane was last observed on radar 3 miles east of the locator outer marker. The airplane wreckage was located the following morning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172N | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Cessna 172N | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Aeroflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1996 | Cessna 172C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172M | Tremont City, Ohio, United States | MAD River Airport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1996 | Cessna 150M | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1996 | Cessna 152 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1996 | Robinson R-22-BETA | Bunnell, Florida, United States | International Helicopter Acad. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1996 | Cessna 150F | Ocala, Florida, United States | TOM McGhee Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1996 | Enstrom F-28C | Defuniak Spring, Florida, United States | Robert D. Duda | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1996 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Air South Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |