Cessna 172 N7804U
7 February 1982 · Greencastle, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 February 1982 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7804U, operated by Touch N GO Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Greencastle, Indiana, 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greencastle, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Putnam County (4I7)
- Coordinates
- 39.6399, -86.8393
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7804U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Touch N GO Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Decatur → Indianapolis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA038
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 STUDENT ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND REQUESTED LANDING ADVISORIES ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY. THE STUDENT STATED THAT SOMEBODY REPLIED THAT RUNWAY 18 WAS IN USE. BEFORE LANDING, THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT 4 TIMES. TWO OF THESE WERE LOW PASSES. THE PILOT NOTED TIRE TRACKS WHICH HE ESTIMATED WERE ABOUT ONE INCH DEEP. HOWEVER, THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. THE PILOT MADE A SOFT FIELD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY NOSED OVER AFTER IT HAD DECELERATED AND WAS ALMOST STOPPED. THE LATEST SNOWFALL HAD OCCURRED ABOUT 5 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE RUNWAY HAD NOT BEEN PLOWED AFTER THE SNOWFALL NOR HAD THE NEAREST FLIGHT SERVICE STATION BEEN INFORMED OF THE RUNWAY CONDITION. NO AIRPORT PERSONNEL HAD MADE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE UNICOM JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL AIRPORTS IN THE AREA THAT HAD NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAYS AND UTILIZED THE SAME UNICOM FREQUENCY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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