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Cessna 172M N61868

16 February 1985 · Fort Madison, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 February 1985 at about 21:05 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N61868 was involved in an accident near Fort Madison, Iowa, 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.

The record

Date
at 21:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Madison, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Fort Madison (K27)
Coordinates
40.6098, -91.3493
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N61868
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC85LA063

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PLT STATED THAT AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A GUST OF WIND DURING LANDING RESULTED IN A SHARP LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND A BOUNCED LANDING. CONSEQUENTLY A SECOND GUST ON ROLLOUT FOLLOWED BY THE PLTS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTED IN THE ACFT DEPARTING THE RWY AND COLLIDING WITH A SNOW BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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