Accident Cessna 172RG N616SF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359792
 
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Date:Tuesday 13 September 1994
Time:17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172RG
Owner/operator:Planemaster Services, Inc.
Registration: N616SF
MSN: 172RG0740
Year of manufacture:1980
Total airframe hrs:4304 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-360-F1A6
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:West Chicago, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:(KDPA)
Destination airport:(KDPA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WHILE CONDUCTING A PRECISION APPROACH THE STUDENT REDUCED THE POWER AND THE DESCENT RATE INCREASED. THE STUDENT ABRUPTLY ADDED POWER. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP AND STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. POWER WAS ADDED BY THE STUDENT, BUT TOO LATE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY.

Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command (CFI)'s inadequate supervision. Factors were the abrupt flare by the dual student.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI94LA325
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI94LA325

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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