- Date
- January 6, 1991, 07:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Freeport, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65567Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910106000199A
- Case key
- 14891
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors contributing were the pilot-in-command's misuse of flaps and his lack of total experience in this type of operation.
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 newly rated private pilot made a low pass over his parent's home. Full flaps were extended. When a go-around was attempted, full power was applied, and full flaps remained extended. The aircraft pitched up, departed controlled flight, and impacted the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65567
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275779
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bradley Flying Association
- Registered owner
- Bradley Flying Association
- Departed
- PIA · Peoria, IL
- Destination
- FEP · Freeport, IL
- Airport
- Not Pertinent
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 74 total · 74 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- RFD, 25 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.