19870531017439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Lake Wales, FL · May 31, 1987

Date
May 31, 1987 · 15:47 local
Place
Lake Wales, FL
Airport
Chalet Suzanne Air Strip
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63597
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA168
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
375 total263 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft stalled on climbout when flaps were retracted. The pilot used a higher than recommended flap setting.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ON CLIMBOUT WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THE PILOT USED A HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED FLAP SETTING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.