Cessna 172 N8917V
7 July 1984 · Minnewaukan, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 1984 at about 02:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8917V, operated by Paul W Visk, was involved in an accident near Minnewaukan, North Dakota, United States. 2 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 02:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minnewaukan, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.0592, -99.2493
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8917V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul W Visk
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Fork → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA212
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT OVERFLEW HIS INTENDED LANDING SITE, A GRAVEL ROAD, IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBSERVE ANY POWER LINES OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS THAT MIGHT BE IN HIS WAY. HE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD PREVENT A SAFE LANDING. WHILE TURNING TO MAKE THE ACTUAL LANDING HIS MAIN GEAR STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT DUSK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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