Cessna 172P N9899L

Summary

On 12 March 1990 at about 18:05 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N9899L was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 March 1990 at 18:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.0491, -82.3603

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N9899L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA90GA088

2 people were seriously injured.

PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VS), WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL/SPIN), AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OF A CIVIL AIR PATROL CESSNA 172P AIRPLANE, DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AFTER CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, ON A PROFICIENCY FLIGHT, FROM VANDENBERG AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA. NO FLIGHT PLLAN WAS FILED, AND VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE BETWEEN 200 TO 500 FEET AGL ON A LEFT CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND TURN, WITH A 30 TO 35 DEGREE NOSE UP ATTITUDE, AND A 45 TO 90 DEGREE ANGLE OF BANK. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN 90 DEGREES, AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN 3/4 OF A TURN TO THE LEFT, BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN, AND A PORTABLE SIGN. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.