Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172P N97193

16 May 1987 · Lansing, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 16 May 1987 at about 18:05 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N97193, operated by Associated Air Activities, Inc, was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Lansing, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Lansing Municipal (3HA)
Coordinates
41.5607, -87.5390
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N97193
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Associated Air Activities, Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Paxton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI87LA130

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 1 0 3

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

DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, THE LEFT WING THEN CONTACTED A BUILDING AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. WITNESSES REPORT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND FAST AND DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ALSO ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES, THE PILOT HAD MADE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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