Cessna 172G N4650L

Summary

On 30 June 1984 at about 14:25 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N4650L was involved in an accident near Grenada, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 June 1984 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Grenada, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Grenada Muni. (M42)

Coordinates

33.7709, -89.8104

Aircraft

Cessna 172G

Registration

N4650L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA212

1 person had minor injuries.

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 TO AN UNCONTROLLED ARPT, THE PLT MADE AN APCH WHILE FOLLOWING ABOUT 1/4 MI BEHIND A UH-1 HELICOPTER. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A QUARTERING HEAD WIND AT ABOUT 4 KTS. WHILE ON FINAL APCH AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 200 FT AGL, THE CESSNA 172 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE CESSNA WENT NEARLY INVERTED AFTER ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE CESSNA IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 500 FT SHORT OF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT HELICOPTERS PRODUCED WAKE TURBULENCE. THE AIM ADDRESSES HELICOPTER DOWNWASH & ROTOR VORTICES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.