Cessna 172P N65673

Summary

On 26 December 1989 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65673, operated by Hoganair, Inc., was involved in an accident near Middletown, Ohio, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

26 December 1989 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Middletown/Hook Field (MWO)

Coordinates

39.5593, -84.4191

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N65673

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hoganair, 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

CHI90LA052

Nobody was injured.

THE INABILITY TO ESTABLISH A SUFFICIENT CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERINECE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

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

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THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF THE SEVENTH PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AS IT SHOULD HAVE, AND CHOSE TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ONTO A FROZEN LAKE. POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN-UP REVEALED NO MALFUNCTIONS; THE ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORILY THROUGHOUT ALL POWER RANGES, AND PROVED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FULL STATIC RPM. MAGNETO CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.