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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Edenton, NC · July 17, 2002

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Date
July 17, 2002 · 15:25 local
Place
Edenton, NC
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N928CP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02GA137
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
557 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N928CPRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2002 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8916 · Built 2001Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On 7/17/02 at about 1525 local, aircraft N928CP a Cessna 172S registered to the civil air patrol, was conducting a counter drug mission flight in the local surrounding area with the chowan county sheriffs dept. When it crashed in a field, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and a private-rated pilot, a commercially rated copilot, and an observer received fatal injuries. The aircraft departed elizabeth city airport (ecg) at 0930 and flew to northeastern regional airport, Edenton, NC (ede) where the crew would begin their mission. The aircraft flew around the local area for about 2 hours before it returned to the ede airport at 1205 for a fuel top off of 15 gallons. The aircraft then returned to the air at about 1300 to finish its mission, the aircraft was 2.5 hours into the remainder of its mission when it crashed into a field approximately 16 miles from the ede airport. According to witnesses the aircraft was flying at an altitude of approx 150 feet AGL, when the aircraft's engine sputtered and lost power, the witnesses further stated that the aircraft's right wing dropped and the aircraft became inverted just prior to impact into the terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 7/17/02 AT ABOUT 1525 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N928CP A CESSNA 172S REGISTERED TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, WAS CONDUCTING A COUNTER DRUG MISSION FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE CHOWAN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT. WHEN IT CRASHED IN A FIELD, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND A PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, A COMMERCIALLY RATED COPILOT, AND AN OBSERVER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ELIZABETH CITY AIRPORT (ECG) AT 0930 AND FLEW TO NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL AIRPORT, EDENTON, NC (EDE) WHERE THE CREW WOULD BEGIN THEIR MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW AROUND THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO THE EDE AIRPORT AT 1205 FOR A FUEL TOP OFF OF 15 GALLONS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN RETURNED TO THE AIR AT ABOUT 1300 TO FINISH ITS MISSION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS 2.5 HOURS INTO THE REMAINDER OF ITS MISSION WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES FROM THE EDE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX 150 FEET AGL, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER, THE WITNESSES FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT INTO THE TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA02GA137Accident · 3 fatalFinal reportTyner, NCThe loss of power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.Jul 17, 2002 · Destroyed