Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N53588

23 January 1996 · Sanford, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 January 1996 at about 16:32 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N53588, operated by Vincent Proffitt, was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:32
Classification
Accident
Location
Sanford, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Orlando/Sanford Airport (SFB)
Coordinates
28.7796, -81.2710
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N53588
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Vincent Proffitt
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL96LA038

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's excessive taxi speed and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the pilot tried to avoid an aircraft tie-down, the airplane's left wingtip impacted a hangar. The safety pilot reported that the pilot-in-command's taxi speed was excessive, and she told him to slow down and tapped the brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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