- Date
- June 16, 1985, 19:42 local (23:42 UTC)
- Place
- Hendersonville, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3714RCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850616025349A
- Case key
- 6620
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that during takeoff, the eng lost power as the acft was climbing thru about 100 to 125 ft AGL. He made a rgt turn back toward the arpt to land. However, the acft stalled, then impacted in a parking lot near the departure end of the rwy & burned. No preimpact part failure was verified during the investigation. Although the plt & witnesses reported a power loss, torsional damage to the prop was noted & prop strike marks were found at the initial impact point. The carburetor had separated from the eng during impact & was found outside the fire area, but it was close enough to the fire to result in burn damage to the air filter. There was evidence of fire in the carburetorthroat indicating psbl preimpact damage. However, there were vent holes in the float chamber where residual fuel could have escaped & fed a post crash fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3714R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-55514
- Airframe hours
- 2,104
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mountain Scenic Aero, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1984 · 40 hours before
- Airport
- 0A7 · Hendersonville, runway 14, 3,100 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 110 total · 50 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3714R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.