Cessna 172M N8895V
10 September 1988 · Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 September 1988 at about 18:39 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N8895V was involved in an accident near Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lander County (BAM)
- Coordinates
- 40.4703, -117.0304
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N8895V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA177
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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
AT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND 200 FEET AGL, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND POWER LINES WERE IN THE FLIGHT PATH. DURING THE TURN, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,500 FEET. THE WINDS WERE 17 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN 50 POUNDS OF GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES EXCEPT WORN SPARKS PLUGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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