20230526008619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Lake Worth, FL · May 26, 2023

Date
May 26, 2023 · 11:45 local
Place
Lake Worth, FL
Airport
Lantana Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3KV
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23FA247
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
17,723 total

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.

During a part 61 instruction flight climb out, the pilot made a hard left bank at 300 feet AGL. The aircraft made a circle then the pilot attempted to correct the left bank which sent the aircraft into a stall spin. The right wing struck the ground first and was separated from the airframe. The left wing was separated upon the nose of the aircraft impacting the ground. Both wings suffered post crash fire. The flight instructor and the student pilot were both fatally injured as a result of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A PART 61 INSTRUCTION FLIGHT CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT MADE A HARD LEFT BANK AT 300 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A CIRCLE THEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE LEFT BANK WHICH SENT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A STALL SPIN. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME. THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED UPON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND. BOTH WINGS SUFFERED POST CRASH FIRE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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