ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380992
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 August 1983 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172C |
| Owner/operator: | Dhw Inc. |
| Registration: | N8338X |
| MSN: | 17248838 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Portsmouth Isl., NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ocracoke Island, NC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
BEFORE HAULING PASSENGERS, THE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A FLT TO SURVEY THE AREA & TO PRACTICE A LANDING ON PORTSMOUTH ISLAND. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND AT PORTSMOUTH WAS FROM THE NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KTS. ALSO, HE SAID THAT THE ARPT WAS ORIENTED TOWARD THE NORTHEAST & THAT TREES FORMED A BARRIER ON THE WEST & SOUTH SIDES OF THE RWY. WHILE ON A SHORT FINAL APCH WITH FULL FLAPS, AT ABOUT 200 FT & 67 MPH, THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN & THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THE STALL SPEED WITH FULL FLAPS WAS 49 MPH.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83LA356
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 22:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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