Cessna 172B N7718X
25 January 1985 · Coushatta, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 January 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N7718X was involved in an accident near Coushatta, Louisiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coushatta, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- The Red River (OR7)
- Coordinates
- 32.0198, -93.3396
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172B
- Registration
- N7718X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shreveport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA103
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 WAS ON ITS 1ST FLT FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE FOR A PREVIOUS NOSE GEAR SHIMMY PROBLEM. WHEN THE STUDENT MADE HIS 1ST ATTEMPT TO LAND, HE NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR SEEMED TO BE COCKED, SO HE ABORTED THE LANDING. ON THE 2ND ATTEMPT, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THEN GROUND LOOPED INTO A DITCH & CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE NOSE GEAR CLAMP BOLTS WAS MISSING & A 2ND BOLT WAS LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO PIVOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Billy W COX | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Cessna 172M | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Cessna 172 | Guilford, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Spanaway, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1985 | Grumman G-164A | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Matagorda Islng, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1985 | S N I A S AS350D ASTAR | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1985 | Bell UH-1B | Saint James, Louisiana, United States | Skyline Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-24-250 | Farmerville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Coushatta, Louisiana, United States | Green Horton | No injuries | - |