- Date
- November 24, 1987, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Palm Coast, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N246ERCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871124081869A
- Case key
- 31996
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was flying the acft on a solo instructional flt in the north practice area & was assigned to practice landings, takeoffs, stalls & slow flt. Witnesses stated they observed the acft flying at a very low altitude just before it collided with a house & came to rest in the woods behind it. The acft was also observed at near treetop height, aprx 1 mi from the acdnt site. Witnesses described loud eng sounds as the acft flew over an intercoastal waterway before the crash. A post crash exam of the acft, eng, & related components revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N246ER
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17270055
- Airframe hours
- 1,855
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 8, 1987 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
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
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 44 total · 34 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 30 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.