Cessna 172A N7651T
12 August 1982 · Sandia, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N7651T, operated by Erich Pohlenz, was involved in an accident near Sandia, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sandia, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arrowhead Airport (79R)
- Coordinates
- 28.0100, -97.8800
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172A
- Registration
- N7651T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Erich Pohlenz
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sandia → Sandia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA325
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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-IN-COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED THAT HE WAS OF MEXICAN NATIONALITY, HAD A MEXICAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, AND WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT. HE HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF ONLY 230 HRS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SANDIA, TX ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT ABOUT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WHILE LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PIC TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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