Cessna 172 N8909V
7 August 1982 · Grafton, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8909V, operated by DON Hutson, was involved in an accident near Grafton, North Dakota, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grafton, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grafton Municipal (54D)
- Coordinates
- 48.4107, -97.4008
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8909V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DON Hutson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grafton → Grafton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA157
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 PILOT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED TO THE RUNUP AREA. HE ALSO STATED THE ENGINE RUNUP TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES. AFTER THE RUNUP HE SAID HE GLANCED BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW THE AG CAT BUT COULD NOT TAKE EVASIVE ACTION IN TIME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 172 | N8909V | DON Hutson | Substantial |
| Grumman G-164B G-164B | N6509K | Don's Aero Service, Inc. | Minor |
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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 | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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