Cessna 172P N52995
8 November 1985 · Monroe, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1985 at about 23:40 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N52995, operated by Cathron Aviation, was involved in an accident near Monroe, Louisiana, 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 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.5094, -92.0805
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N52995
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cathron Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arlington → Thomasville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW86FRD02
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
ON NOVEMBER 7, 1985, AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 CDT, CESSNA 172P, REGISTRATION NO. N52995, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION AT 5,500 FEET, WHEN LYCOMING ENGINE MODEL O-260-D2J, SERIAL NO. L-10724-39A, LOST POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE EAST BOUND LANES OF I-20, BUT DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE MEDIAN OF I-20, 15 MILES WEST OF MONROE, LOUISIANA. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, RIGHT GEAR, NOSE GEAR, VERTICAL STAB AND BOTH WINGS. MR STEWART WAS NOT INJURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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