Cessna 172M N9882V

Summary

On 19 December 2001 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9882V, operated by Phil Air Inc., was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 December 2001 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

New Smyrna Beach Muni (EVB)

Coordinates

29.0556, -80.9483

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N9882V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Phil Air Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Daytona Beach → New Smyrna Beac

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

MIA02LA046

4 people were seriously injured.

the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, during initial climb out, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the terrain.

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

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Witnesses heard the airplane in the traffic pattern, and heard power being applied to the engine. The witnesses reported hearing engine sounds until just prior to impact. The airplane impacted nose first near a taxiway between runways. The pilot, stated he thought he was around 150' to 200' above ground level, when the aircraft started to shake. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the aircraft prior to impact. The pilot did not recall hearing the stall warning horn. The female passenger told rescue personnel they had just gotten off the ground when the plane started to shake. Only slight ground scaring that was consistent with the wing tips, were found near the initial impact point. In addition, the tail surfaces were not damaged, fuel was present in the left wing, the right wing fuel tank was ruptured, and the fuel selector was found in the "BOTH" position. The engine was disassembly and revealed no discrepancies. Control system continuity was established, and the flap motor indicated that the flaps were in the full up position. The stall warning horn was found operable. The pilot had a total of 200 flight hours, of which 100 were in this make and model airplane, and about 3 hours of night flight hours.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.