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Cessna 172P N54016

19 August 1985 · Preston, Idaho, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 August 1985 at about 22:20 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N54016 was involved in an accident near Preston, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States
Nearest airport
Preston (U10)
Coordinates
42.2000, -111.7402
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N54016
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Malad → Preston
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA85LA199

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 ACFT LANDED AT PRESTON, ID, FOR FUEL IN A X-WIND OF 15-20 KTS, GUSTING TO 30 KTS. A GUST AT TOUCHDOWN VEERED THE ACFT TO THE RT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS. FLAPS WERE REDUCED AS A STALL OCCURRED. THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. AFTER COLLIDING WITH POWER LINES THE ACFT ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS APRX 7200 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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