ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43392
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 February 1988 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Florida Air Center |
| Registration: | N5211E |
| MSN: | 17271771 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1498 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kissimmee, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kissimmee, FL (ISM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED AT ABOUT 2000 FT SW BOUND & THE SOUND OF THE ENG COULD BE HEARD. THE ACFT WAS NEXT OBSERVED ABOUT A MINUTE LATER INBOUND AT ABOUT 50 FT & ENG SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE WITNESS HEARD A 'POOF' SOUND & THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED INVERTED. THE WITNESS SAID HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT AS HE OBSERVED SOME MOBILE HOMES IN THE AREA & ASSUMED IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT, THE RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE REPORTED IT. THE WRECKAGE OF THE INVERTED ACFT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE REMOTE AREA THE NEXT MORNING. THE CFI & HIS STUDENT HAD BEEN KILLED ON IMPACT. THE ACFT HAD STRUCK SOME 40 FT PINE TREES WITH THE LEFT WING WHILE ON INITIAL CLIMB FROM A COW PASTURE THEN ROLLED INVERTED. THE TREES ARE ON THE N SIDE OF THE PASTURE & THE WINDS WERE NRTHLY AT THE TIME. THE MOBILE HOMES WERE HUNTING CABINS & WERE VACANT AT THE TIME. THE OWNER OF THE ACFT STATED THE TRNG FLT WAS TO INCLUDE FORCED LDG PRACTICE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25111
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] |
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