Cessna 172P N99570
10 May 1998 · Georgetown, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 May 1998 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N99570, operated by Michael S. Zucker, was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Georgetown Municipal (GTU)
- Coordinates
- 30.6504, -97.7507
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N99570
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael S. Zucker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW98LA212
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), by failing to ensure that the student obtained and/or maintained sufficient airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to law enforcement personnel that responded to the accident site, the 18 hour student pilot was undergoing a phase check with his flight instructor (CFI). While demonstrating a soft field takeoff from runway 36, the student held the nose of the airplane in a very high attitude after the airplane lifted off. The CFI stated that 'the airspeed decayed rapidly and the airplane stalled.' He said that he took the controls 'too late to rescue the airplane.' Subsequent to the stall, the airplane touched down hard on one wheel and started to drift off the runway. The operator reported that the airplane came to rest in the infield area, approximately 65 feet from the runway. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that both wings, the fuselage, and the engine firewall had sustained structural damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172G | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1998 | Cessna 172C | Falls City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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