Cessna 172P N66090
3 October 1987 · Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1987 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N66090, operated by LOW Country Air Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hilton Head (49J)
- Coordinates
- 32.1591, -80.7600
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N66090
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- LOW Country Air Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- No.myrtle Bch → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL88LA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 STUDENT PLT WAS PERFORMING A CROSSWIND LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND ONE WHEEL WAS OFF THE PAVED SURFACE UPON THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT PLT ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE ACFT STRAIGHT IN THE DIRECTION IT WAS GOING. THE NOSE WHEEL DROPPED IN A SHALLOW DITCH AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172M | Marietta, Georgia, United States | U.s. Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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