ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42003
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Date: | Monday 19 August 1985 |
Time: | 13:32 |
Type: | Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N22198 |
MSN: | 172-64057 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Saint Thomas -
U.S. Virgin Islands
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | St. Thomas, VI (STT) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WITNESSES STATED THE ACFT WAS FLYING SLOW AT APRX 200 FT ALT PHOTOGRAPHING A GROUP OF SAIL BOATS. AS THE PLT ENTERED A LEFT TURN TO REVERSE COURSE, IT STALLED AND NOSED DOWN STRIKING THE WATER IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT WAS APRX 35 LBS OVER THE MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT FOR THE ACFT AND CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37558 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] |
26-Apr-2022 09:30 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
01-May-2022 00:20 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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