Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172P N55264

25 September 1983 · Glendale, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 September 1983 at about 17:43 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N55264, operated by John P. Thorne, was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, United States. 3 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 17:43
Classification
Accident
Location
Glendale, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Glendale Muni (P37)
Coordinates
34.1298, -112.1292
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N55264
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
John P. Thorne
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Apple Valley → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA457

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

REPORTEDLY, THE PLT LANDED LONG. HE THEN APPLIED BRAKING ACTION & 1 WHEEL LOCKED. AT THAT POINT, THE ACFT WAS STILL GOING TOO FAST TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY & THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY TO GO AROUND. THE PLT STEERED THE ACFT OFF THE END OF THE RWY & IT WENT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH & WAS DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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