Cessna 172P N64947
17 July 1982 · Washington Island, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 July 1982 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N64947, operated by Bruce D. Herrick, was involved in an accident near Washington Island, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Washington Island, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Washington Is (3W12)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N64947
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bruce D. Herrick
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Minneapolis → Washington Is
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA251
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 ARRIVAL, THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 FOR A NIGHT LANDING. AFTER FLARING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLOAT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD COME IN HIGH, AND DURING A GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO CLIMB PROPERLY, THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE TREES. HE HEARD NO STALL WARNING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLANE HAD STRUCK A RESIDENTIAL LEAD-IN POWER LINE AND TREES ABOUT 500 FT BEYOND THE RUNWAY AND 1000 LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED, EXCEPT THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND FULL ON.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1982 | Scorpion Too | Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, United States | Jeffrey Trowbridge | Serious injuries | - |
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| 2 Sep 1982 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
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