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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.

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