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Cessna 172M N9051H

27 October 1986 · Richardton, North Dakota, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 27 October 1986 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9051H was involved in an accident near Richardton, North Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Richardton, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates
46.8792, -102.3107
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N9051H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fargo → Richardton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
DEN87LA010

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 2 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 PLT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON AN UNLIGHTED DIRT STRIP AT DUSK. HE STATED HE INTENTIONALLY FLEW LOW BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING DARK. ON FINAL APCH ACFT STRUCK TREES AND THEN IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, NOSING OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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