# Accident 20230526008619A: Cessna 172P, Lake Worth, FL, May 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2023, 11:45 local time
- Place: Lake Worth, FL
- Airport: Lantana Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 26.5904° N, 80.0846° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5904&lon=-80.0846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3KV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3KV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,723 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230526008619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA247), May 26, 2023: Cessna 172 (N3KV), Lake Worth, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect the corroded aileron cable during recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and a subsequent loss of airplane control…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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