ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41945
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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 1994 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Naples Air Center |
| Registration: | N4851D |
| MSN: | 17272373 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8753 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ochopee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Naples, FL (KAPF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING TELEMETRY INFORMATION FROM FLORIDA PANTHERS WHO WERE EQUIPPED WITH RADIO COLLARS. THE FLIGHT WAS OBSERVED TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND CIRCLE THREE TIMES TO THE RIGHT WHILE AT A SLOW AIRSPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE. THE FLIGHT THEN HEADED SOUTHEAST AND DESCENDED TO TREE TOP LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED UP INTO A STEEP CLIMB AND THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE DROPPED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTED IN THE SWAMP. NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE PRECRASH FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, FLIGHT CONTROLS OR ENGINE WAS FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST PANTHER TRACKING FLIGHT. THE PILOT HAD BEEN BRIEFED NOT TO GO BELOW 500 FEET AND TO WATCH HIS AIRSPEED AND USE FLAPS WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT UNTIL IMPACT IN A SWAMP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95FA004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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