Cessna 172P N5259K

Summary

On 11 July 1987 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N5259K was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, California, 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.

Date

11 July 1987 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Grass Valley, California, United States

Nearest airport

Nevada Co. (017)

Coordinates

39.3406, -120.8696

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N5259K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grass Valley → Napa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA270

Nobody was 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

DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT MADE A GO AROUND BECAUSE HE WAS TOO HIGH. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HIGH AND FAST. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND DECIDED TO LAND AT ANOTHER AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT THE OTHER AIRPORT, THE PILOT REALIZED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.