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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Gainesville, FL · March 1, 1996

Date
March 1, 1996 · 19:45 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Airport
Gainesville Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2456U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96FA089
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
409 total367 in this make and model257 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost control during initial ILS approach. Struck trees. Gyros showed no scoring. No other anomalies. Lacked vectors

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL DURING INITIAL ILS APPROACH. STRUCK TREES. GYROS SHOWED NO SCORING. NO OTHER ANOMALIES. LACKED VECTORS

NTSB investigation

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