SERS · Cessna 172R · 2006-04-16 · Fort Myers, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA06LA091
Event ID
20060504X00508
Type
Accident
Date
2006-04-16
Location
Fort Myers, FL, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172R
Registration
N417FR
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the elevator control for an undetermined reason, which required excessive forward pressure on the yoke to maintain pitch control.