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Cessna 172D N2814U

20 May 1996 · Vilarica, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 20 May 1996 at about 22:59 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2814U was involved in an accident near Vilarica, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 22:59
Classification
Accident
Location
Vilarica, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Stockmar (20GA)
Coordinates
33.7296, -84.9192
Aircraft
Cessna 172D
Registration
N2814U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA96LA143

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) during a go-around resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall), and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper use of flaps.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was observed making a touch and go landing with full flaps, and drifted right into the grass on landing rollout. The student pilot made a go-around with full flaps. The airplane reached an altitude of about 75 feet, stalled, and collided with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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