THE DTSB
Pending. Loss of speed awareness, flight below DMMS, over shooting base to final runway 14. stall. spin.
U-FITAQP: 12) LOSS OF SPEED AWARENESS
Cessna 172N | N733CP
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateMay 18, 2026
- Local time12:00 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightApproach
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- AirportKWST
Accident Location
- City, State
- Westerly, Rhode Island
- Latitude
- 41.353692
- Longitude
- -71.811353
- Airport ID
- KWST
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N733CP
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 172N
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Seekell, Isaac Nathaniel
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 21
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 1st Class Medical
- Flight school
- Yes
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 12) LOSS OF SPEED AWARENESS →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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