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Podcast: Flight Safety Detectives
Episode: Stall and Spin Maneuvers Lead to Fatal Cessna 172 Crash - Episode 213
Description: An experienced flight instructor and student were killed when stall and spin practice in a Cessna 172 went horribly wrong. Flight data recorded by the aircraft and other evidence shows that the aircraft entered a very steep spiral turn nearly 6,000 above the ground and did not recover.“They set themselves up for the right conditions. This accident just doesn’t make sense,” John Goglia says.Todd Curtis and John dig into the November 11, 2021 fatal plane crash. The flight instructor had nearly 15,000 hours of experience in the Cessna 172 and the student pilot had nearly 370 hours in the same m...