Cessna 172 N5301D

Summary

On 7 November 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5301D, operated by K.m. Messerang, was involved in an accident near Port Hope, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Hope, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Air Port Hope (6Y2)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5301D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

K.m. Messerang

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Hope → Pontiac

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA035

Nobody was injured.

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 ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 210 TO 220 DEG AT 15 KTS. HE REPORTED THAT THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS SOFT AND WET. FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18, HE USED 10 DEG OF FLAPS AND ABOUT 1/2 OF THE AVAILABLE AILERON WHILE USING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND AND THE PLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.