Cessna 172M N20516
23 September 1982 · College Station, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1982 at about 06:51 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20516, operated by Texas A&M Flying Club, was involved in an accident near College Station, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Station, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Easterwood Airport (CLL)
- Coordinates
- 30.5995, -96.3097
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20516
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Texas A&M Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- College Station → College Station
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA389
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT COLLEGE STATION TX. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A DARK NIGHT AND THE AIRPORT WAS NOT LIGHTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST ON THE APPROACH. THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY AT THE SAME TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER THIS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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