Cessna 172M N73566
10 June 1990 · Winfield, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1990 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73566, operated by MacDonald, Richard A., was involved in an accident near Winfield, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. 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 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winfield, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.1196, -91.4293
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N73566
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- MacDonald, Richard A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monee → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC90LA123
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO GO-AROUND WAS DELAYED AND CLEARANCE OF THE POWER LINES WAS NOT ATTAINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT SAID HE HAD HURRIED HIS APPROACH AND FELT HE WAS GOING TO LAND TOO FAR DOWN THE PVT SOD STRIP, SO PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. THE ACFT, UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUFFICENT ALTITUDE, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO THE TERRAIN.
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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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