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Cessna 172RG N9459D

6 February 1989 · Mayville, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 February 1989 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N9459D was involved in an accident near Mayville, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Mayville, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Mayville (D56)
Coordinates
47.5005, -97.3193
Aircraft
Cessna 172RG
Registration
N9459D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Grand Forks → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN89LA072

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON AN ICY RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY FOR TOUCHDOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHEN LANDING ON A TOUCH-AND-GO THE PLT LANDED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE ICY WITH A 10 KT CROSSWIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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