Cessna 172N N734WT

Summary

On 12 October 1997 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734WT was involved in an accident near Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 October 1997 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Sky King (3I3)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N734WT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jeffersonville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA014

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around attempt which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses to the accident said that the prevailing winds at the airport were from the south at 12 to 15 miles per hour. They observed the airplane on final approach to runway 26. They said at about 50 feet above ground level the pilot initiated a go-around, but maintained a nose high attitude which continued until the airplane departed controlled flight, turned left and impacted the terrain. A weather reporting station seven miles to the southeast of the accident reported winds of 190 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 22 knots, 10 minutes after the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.