Cessna 172N N738YK

Summary

On 31 January 1998 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N738YK was involved in an accident near Valdosta, Georgia, United States. One person was 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.

Date

31 January 1998 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

30.8399, -83.2695

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N738YK

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

MIA98LA063

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the student to recover (pull-up) from the intentional maneuver resulting in the in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the ostentatious display by the student.

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

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The student pilot had flown low over his father who was on a tractor in a field near the crash site. The student then climbed to 3,000 feet where he performed a departure stall, followed by a descending spiral. He stated that while descending he became disoriented and did not recover from the descending spiral before impact with the ground. He further stated that he had buzzed someone on an earlier flight and was advised by his flight instructor not to do so again. He also stated that there was no airframe or engine preimpact failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.