Cessna 172F N8777U

Summary

On 12 June 2004 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8777U was involved in an accident near Madisonville, Tennessee, 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.

Date

12 June 2004 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Madisonville, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

35.5428, -84.3894

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N8777U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madisonville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04FA130

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering on a touch and go landing resulting in a stall and collision with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot returned to the airport and reported on the UNICOM radio that he was on downwind for a touch-and-go landing on runway 23. No other communication was received from the pilot. The airplane wreckage was located at 1655 by a landing pilot 0.3 of a mile south southwest of the airport. Examination of the airframe revealed the right wing was separated from its aft spar attachment point. Accordion crushing was present on the right wing 8 feet outboard of the wing root extending outboard to the wing tip. The left wing remained attached to its fore and aft wing spar attachment points. The leading edge of the wing was not damaged. Examination of the flight controls and engine assembly and accessories revealed no anomalies. Review of the Model 172 and Skyhawk Owner's Manual, Figure 5-2, Power Off Stalling Speeds revealed at a gross weight of 2,300 pounds with flaps up the airplane will stall at 57 miles per hour (MPH) with 0-degrees flap.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.