Cessna 172 N54666

Summary

On 3 August 1985 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N54666, operated by Lazy 8 Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 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.

Date

3 August 1985 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.1600, -90.8292

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N54666

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lazy 8 Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perryville → Cape Girardeau

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MKC85LA176

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT, THE STUDENT PLT BECAME LOST/DISORIENDED. WHEN THE ACFT'S FUEL LEVEL BECAME LOW AT DUSK, THE STUDENT ELECTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL ROAD. AS THE ACFT WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A BRACE WIRE FOR A POWER LINE POLE. THE ACFT THEN SPUN AROUND ABOUT 180 DEG & CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APRX 5 MI FROM THE DESTINATION ARPT. THE STUDENT ADMITTED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE USED HIS RADIO TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.