Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172N N4642J

16 August 1982 · Durango, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 August 1982 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4642J, operated by Clarence Willey, was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Durango, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Animas Airpark (5C00)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N4642J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Clarence Willey
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Farmington → Bridgeport
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82DA164

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS STARTING HIS FLARE TO LAND WHEN A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND GOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT RUDDER WAS APPLIED, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A DITCH, AND WENT INTO SAGEBRUSH. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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