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Aviation accident ERA13FA059

3 fatal · CESSNA 172N · 2012-11-16 · Owls Head, ME, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA13FA059
Event ID
20121116X95412
Type
Accident
Date
2012-11-16
Location
Owls Head, ME, USA
Coordinates
44.05611, -69.103332

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
172N
Registration
N6142F
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The vehicle driver's failure to verify that the runway was not occupied by an airplane before crossing the runway, which resulted in the vehicle being struck by a departing airplane, and the pilot's continued takeoff with flight control damage, which subsequently resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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