- Date
- February 24, 1988, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5211ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880224030589A
- Case key
- 32008
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed at about 2000 ft sw bound & the sound of the eng could be heard. The acft was next observed about a minute later inbound at about 50 ft & eng sound could be heard. The witness heard a 'poof' sound & the acft was observed inverted. The witness said he did not report the incident as he observed some mobile homes in the area & assumed if there had been an accident, the residents would have reported it. The wreckage of the inverted acft was discovered in the remote area the next morning. The CFI & his student had been killed on impact. The acft had struck some 40 ft pine trees with the left wing while on initial climb from a cow pasture then rolled inverted. The trees are on the n side of the pasture & the winds were nrthly at the time. The mobile homes were hunting cabins & were vacant at the time. The owner of the acft stated the trng flt was to include forced ldg practice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5211E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271771
- Airframe hours
- 1,498
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Florida Air Center, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Al Perry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 23, 1987 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- ISM · Kissimmee, FL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 900 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 24 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 N5211E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.