Cessna 172 N5499K
14 February 1988 · Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 February 1988 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5499K, operated by Bowman Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Field (SMD)
- Coordinates
- 41.1502, -85.1298
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5499K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bowman Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA062
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
AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN SOFT SNOW DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PIC TRIED TO RECOVER FROM A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY ATTEMPTING TO ROLL OUT ON SNOW COVERED SOD AFTER HOPPING OVER A SNOWBANK THAT WAS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY LANDING SURFACE.
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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172K | Converse, Indiana, United States | Quinn, Schafer, Ferris | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna 310Q | Tell City, Indiana, United States | Morgan Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Chas. W. Beene | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1988 | Mooney M20A | La Porte, Indiana, United States | Davair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Graves, Dorel | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1988 | Bell 206B | Martinsville, Indiana, United States | Roto-Whirl, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |