Cessna 172 N80379
6 April 1987 · Lansing, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1987 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N80379, operated by T & G Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lansing, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lansing (3HA)
- Coordinates
- 41.5603, -87.5392
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N80379
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- T & G Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87DEE07
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO AN RPM FLUCTUATION HE HAD DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 27 WHEN THE WIND WAS FROM 020 DEGREES 14 KTS GUSTING 30 KNOTS. THE FLAP OPERATION WAS ALSO ERRATIC ACCORDING TO THE PLT. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AND STRUCK A DITCH. POST ACC INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO REASON FOR THE ENG MALFUNCTION BUT THE ALTERNATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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