Cessna 172L N4301Q
15 July 1986 · Westerly, Rhode Island, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1986 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N4301Q was involved in an accident near Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westeerly State (JST)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N4301Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Block Island → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA181
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 RPRTD HE LANDED IN WINDS WHICH WERE GUSTING TO 20 KTS. AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BALLOONED & THE PLT APPLIED SOME POWER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. AS HE CONTD THE LANDING, THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ACFT AIRBORNE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CONTD OFF THE RWY, WENT OVER ROUGH TERRAIN & HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1986 | Cessna 310 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Active Aero Charter, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 1986 | Enstrom 280C | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | Rhedom Realty Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-32 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Cessna 182M | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1987 | Robinson R22 | Burrville, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |