Cessna 172 N5434D
28 April 1982 · Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1982 at about 16:35 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5434D, operated by Litchfield Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Litchfield Park, Arizona, 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 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5095, -112.3599
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5434D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Litchfield Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Litchfield Park → Litchfield Park
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA149
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 WAS A PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS PRACTICING FOR A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. DURING THE FLIGHT, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT STRIP. HE STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE OF A TOUCH AND GO, HE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL. REPORTEDLY, HE APPROACHED A STALL CONDITION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR TREES, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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