Cessna 172N N75961
9 April 1987 · Vidalia, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75961 was involved in an accident near Vidalia, Georgia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vidalia, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vidalia Municipal (VDI)
- Coordinates
- 32.2105, -82.3997
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N75961
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA107
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 PLT REPORTED THAT HE APPARENTLY HAD HIS LEFT FOOT TOO HIGH ON THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL WHILE MAKING A X-WIND LDG. THE LEFT WHEEL SKIDDED ON THE TOUCHDOWN AND THE ACFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE NOSE WHEEL SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE OFF AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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