Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N63597

31 May 1987 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 31 May 1987 at about 19:47 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N63597, operated by CUB Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lake Wales, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:47
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Wales, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Chalet Suzanne Air Strip (X25)
Coordinates
27.9003, -81.5803
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N63597
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
CUB Club, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Ft. Myers
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA87LA168

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 2 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT SELECTED 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. AT APRX 75 FT AGL HE RAISED THEM 10 DEGREES RESULTING IN A NOSE HIGH ALTIUDE. THE ACFT THEN STALLED AND CRASHED UNCONTROLLED IN A NOSE LOW ALTITUDE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE ACFT THEN NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. ACCORDING TO THE PLT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK, FLAP SETTINGS GREATER THAN 10 DEGREES ARE NOT APPROVED FOR TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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