Cessna 172N N5543J
14 February 1982 · Lambertville, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 February 1982 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5543J, operated by Douglas D. McAdams, was involved in an accident near Lambertville, Michigan, United States. 4 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lambertville, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Toledo Suburban (5G9)
- Coordinates
- 41.7399, -83.6206
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5543J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Douglas D. McAdams
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lambertville → Lambertville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 AND 3 PASSENGERS RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AFTER A FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. A NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR A CROSSWIND LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS A LITTLE FAST. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED, BOUNCED AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SNOWBANK AND THE PLANE SWUNG TO THE LEFT WITH THE RIGHT WING SWINGING DOWN. THE RIGHT WING, LOWER COWLING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.
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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| 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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