Cessna 172N N73954
26 March 1988 · Madison, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1988 at about 05:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73954 was involved in an accident near Madison, Wisconsin, 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 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morey (C-29)
- Coordinates
- 43.1008, -89.5009
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N73954
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Reedsburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA083
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 PILOT WAS LANDING ON THE 40 FOOT WIDE RNWY IN A 10-12 KNOT X-WIND. HE STATED HE HAD LITTLE RNWY REFERENCE IN THE DARK NIGHT DUE TO A VERY FADED RNWY CENTERLINE. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE HARD SURFACE INTO THE MUD, RAN INTO A DEPRESSION IN THE SOIL AND NOSED DOWN.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1988 | British JS-3101 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Express Airlines 1, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1988 | Aerospatiale ATR-42 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Stanley, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172N | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1988 | Bellanca 17-30 | Barron, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Wis. Rapids, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |