ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236738
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 2020 |
| Time: | 15:23 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Cardinal Wings Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N13520 |
| MSN: | 17262816 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6412 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clark County SE of New Washington, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) |
| Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was to conduct a solo practice flight in preparation for his private pilot check ride. The flight was to include maneuvers in a specific practice area. The pilot’s flight instructor stated that he tracked the airplane on his phone and the flight track disappeared about 20 minutes into the flight. The recorded automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data revealed that the airplane departed and climbed to about 3,000 ft above ground level. While in the practice area, the airplane completed 3 consecutive left steep turn maneuvers towards the northeast and remained about 3,000 ft agl. Less than 1 minute later the airplane descended and proceeded southeast; this flight track continued into a steep dive in excess of 10,000 ft per minute and a calculated groundspeed of about 170 kts.
The airplane wreckage was located in a field; the debris path was oriented southeast and extended about 300 yards. All major components of the airplane were located at the accident site and there was no post impact fire. Postaccident examinations revealed findings indicative of the engine operating at the time of the accident, which were also consistent with the high velocity descent. There were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies found with the engine or airframe that would have precluded normal operation. No medical findings were identified in the pilot’s autopsy or toxicology.
The accident is consistent with a wings-level, high velocity descent and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined with the available information.
Probable Cause: A high velocity descent and impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wdrb.com/news/1-dead-after-small-plane-crash-in-southern-indiana/article_b1d5b82e-a843-11ea-8451-875a725fc4a6.html
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/clark/2020/06/06/one-killed-small-plane-crash-southern-indiana-police-say/3166852001/
https://www.wlky.com/article/isp-1-dead-following-plane-crash-in-southern-indiana/32789319
https://www.wdrb.com/news/1-dead-after-small-plane-crash-in-southern-indiana/article_b1d5b82e-a843-11ea-8451-875a725fc4a6.html
NTSB
FAA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N13520/history/20200606/1909Z
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N13520
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2020 00:37 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Jun-2020 00:55 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2020 02:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2020 12:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2021 07:26 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2022 04:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 08-May-2022 04:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 08-May-2022 05:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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