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Cessna C172M N64006

20 September 1983 · Dover, Delaware, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 September 1983 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna C172M registered N64006 was involved in an accident near Dover, Delaware, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Dover, Delaware, United States
Nearest airport
Chandelle
Coordinates
39.1494, -75.5096
Aircraft
Cessna C172M
Registration
N64006
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Linden → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
NYC83LA250

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, GROUNDLOOPED, AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING AN EFFORT TO AVOID A BLAST FENCE. THE LANDING, MADE AT NIGHT WITH TOUCHDOWN OCCURRING TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY. AN APPROACH HAD ALREADY BEEN ABANDONED DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, THE 2ND APPROACH WAS AT 75 MPH. THE ACFT FLOATED AFTER THE FLARE BUT THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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