Cessna 172K N7275G
22 March 1990 · Columbus, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 March 1990 at about 21:55 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N7275G, operated by Olde Towne Flyers, Inc, was involved in an accident near Columbus, Ohio, 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 21:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Columbus Intl (CMH)
- Coordinates
- 39.9498, -82.9301
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N7275G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Olde Towne Flyers, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Chillicothe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL90LA085
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT ELECTED TO FLY, THOUGH THE WIND WAS STRONG & GUSTY. HE RPRTD THAT AS HE WAS TAXIING NORTH TO RWY 28L, A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL OF THE ACFT, THEN IT NOSED OVER. THE 1650 EST WIND AT THE ARPT WAS FROM 220 DEG AT 17 GUSTING 28 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1990 | Cessna 172G | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Weeks, Milton D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172I | Isabel, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172G | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1990 | Cessna 172N | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172M | Three Forks, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Stokesdale, North Carolina, United States | Martely, James | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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