Cessna 172H N3946R

Summary

On 26 August 2005 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N3946R was involved in an accident near Corry, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 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

26 August 2005 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Corry-Lawrence Airport (8G2)

Coordinates

41.9125, -79.6458

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N3946R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corry → Corry

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD05LA126

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the airplane yawed when he added power on final approach to the runway. The wings rocked, the controls became unresponsive, and the airplane "stalled." Witnesses reported that the airplane approached the runway "low and slow," and that the wings "rocked." The right wing then dipped, the airplane "curved" to its right, and then descended from view. The pilot and a back seat passenger survived the accident, but the front seat passenger was fatally injured. Emergency workers reported that the passenger's seat belt was not fastened. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies. A review of pilot records revealed that he had accumulated 93 total hours of flight experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.