ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38706
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| Date: | Sunday 12 October 1997 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Mills Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N734WT |
| MSN: | 17269179 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2009 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Terre Haute, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jeffersonville, IN (JVY |
| (3I3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses to the accident said that the prevailing winds at the airport were from the south at 12 to 15 miles per hour. They observed the airplane on final approach to runway 26. They said at about 50 feet above ground level the pilot initiated a go-around, but maintained a nose high attitude which continued until the airplane departed controlled flight, turned left and impacted the terrain. A weather reporting station seven miles to the southeast of the accident reported winds of 190 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 22 knots, 10 minutes after the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around attempt which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 12:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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