ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35362
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 1995 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Tyconic, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8034L |
| MSN: | 17256234 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2585 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Johns, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSJN) |
| Tucson, AZ (KRYN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ground witnesses reported the airplane appeared to accelerate normally, but lifted off prematurely in a nose-high attitude. The aiplane began to settle and then appeared to climb momentarily. When the airplane reached the departure end of the runway, it was still maintaining a nose-high attitude and appeared to stall. The airplane's right wing dropped and its nose rotated to a near vertical nose-down attitude before ground impact. The witnesses reported that the engine sounded normal throughout the accident sequence. The wreckage examination revealed that the pilot's seat was jammed in a rearward position and the seat retention pin was disengaged. Cessna Service Letter SEB89-2, dated April 14, 1989, relating to a seat secondary locking device, was not accomplished. The airworthiness directive, 87-20-03, concerning the inspection of the seat rail tracks was complied with about 160 hours before the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to assure that the seat adjustment pin was properly engaged prior to takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA344
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 11:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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