Cessna 172N N5017E
12 June 1982 · Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5017E, operated by James P. Foraker, was involved in an accident near Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.0406, -78.6394
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5017E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James P. Foraker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Suburban → New Philadelphi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA123
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED LOWERING CEILINGS AND RAIN. THE PILOT DESCENDED TO 2200 FEET; HOWEVER, THE WEATHER CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND WAS DESTROYED.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburg Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Wayne Ison PDQ-II | Mars, Pennsylvania, United States | C.k. Fahler | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182Q | Sidman, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Springs Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard Rottschaefer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-180 | Buckingham, Pennsylvania, United States | Cornell Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Duane Simm | Minor injuries | - |