Cessna 172P N172RQ
21 August 1988 · Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1988 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N172RQ, operated by Steel City Aviation, was involved in an accident near Freeport, Pennsylvania, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Freeport, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- McVille (G06)
- Coordinates
- 40.6796, -79.6797
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N172RQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steel City Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pittsburgh → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA223
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 PLT SAID THAT HE HAD LANDED ON THE 2268 FT LONG, SOD STRIP ON SEVERAL PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. HE SAID THERE WAS A RIGHT CROSSWIND AT ABOUT 6 KTS. THE ACFT WAS TOO HIGH AND GO-AROUNDS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE FIRST TWO APPROACHES. ON THE THIRD APPROACH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT MIDFIELD. THE PLT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE INEFFECTIVE ON THE WET GRASS. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND DOWN A SLOPE. A SHORT WAY DOWN THE SLOPE, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED TALL VEGETATION AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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