2 fatal · CESSNA 172 · 2023-05-26 · Lake Worth, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA23FA247
Event ID
20230526192246
Type
Accident
Date
2023-05-26
Location
Lake Worth, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.590402, -80.084633
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
172
Registration
N3KV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect the corroded aileron cable during recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and a subsequent loss of airplane control during takeoff.