Cessna 172N N737WU

Summary

On 17 October 1987 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737WU, operated by Brookville Air-Park, was involved in an accident near Brookville, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 October 1987 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Brookville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Brookville Air Park (I62)

Coordinates

39.8291, -84.4103

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N737WU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brookville Air-Park

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL88LA016

1 person was seriously injured.

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

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE ACFT BEGAN TO FALL BELOW THE FLIGHT PATH THE PLT DESIRED. REMEDIAL ACTIONS WERE INSUFFICIENT TO CORRECT THE DEVIATION. THE ACFT IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RWY AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE USE OF 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS INSTEAD OF THE 30 DEGREES USED DURING THE PLT'S TRAINING. THE ACFT WAS OUTFITTED WITH A SET OF CONTROLS THAT ALLOWED THE PLT TO OPERATE THE RUDDER PEDALS BY HAND. THE PLT WAS A PARAPLEGIC AND HAD A REDUCED HEARING ABILITY WHICH SEVERELY RESTRICTED HIS VERBAL COMMUNICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.