# Accident 20230804021859A: Cessna 172P, Pembroke Pines, FL, August 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2023, 12:01 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4ICS
- Location: 25.9996° N, 80.2337° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9996&lon=-80.2337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N697FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-D2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230804021859A

## Narrative

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

UNAUTHORIZED PART 91 AIR TOUR FLIGHT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 10R AT HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO). THREE SOULS ON BOARD, A CFI RATED PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS. PIC AND ONE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, BACK SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. AIRCRAFT STALLED ON TAKE OFF CLIMB AFTER AN UPBRUPT PITCH UP AND CAME TO REST NORTHEAST OF THE RUNWAY WITHIN THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY.

## 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 ERA23FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA323), Aug 4, 2023: Cessna 172 (N697FL), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent rapid descent into terrain.

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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