Cessna 172 N2986U
28 May 1982 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1982 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2986U, operated by RAY Norman Kelly, was involved in an accident near Evansville, Indiana, United States. 7 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N2986U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RAY Norman Kelly
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dyersburg → Indianapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA189
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 OF CESSNA 172, N2986U WAS FLYING IN FORMATION WITH ANOTHER CESSNA 172, N73616 ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. N73616 CONTACTED EVANSVILLE APPROACH AND WAS CLEARED TO INTERCEPT THE 030 DEGREE RADIAL, OUTBOUND FROM EVANSVILLE, IN. AS A TURN WAS MADE TO PROCEED ALONG THE RADIAL, THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED. THE LEFT WING OF N73616 AND THE RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE AND RIGHT AILERON OF N2986U WERE DAMAGED. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EVANSVILLE WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 172 | N2986U | RAY Norman Kelly | Substantial |
| Cessna 172 172 | N73616 | Modern Flying Service | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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