19961026033789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands · October 26, 1996

Date
October 26, 1996 · 09:59 local
Place
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Alexander Hamilton
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9818L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97FA013
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,313 total906 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Made nose high steep turn on climbout. Stalled and spun in. Alcohol or drugs in pilots system.

As the FAA filed it

MADE NOSE HIGH STEEP TURN ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED AND SPUN IN. ALCOHOL OR DRUGS IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9818L · 1

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