Cessna 172F N5461R
21 June 1993 · Miami, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 June 1993 at about 05:00 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N5461R, operated by Eldridge, David R., was involved in an accident near Miami, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.3194, -93.2192
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N5461R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eldridge, David R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93FA218
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED MISSING WHEN IT DID NOT RETURN FROM AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH GROUND, STEEPLY NOSE LOW WITH INDICATIONS OF ENGINE POWER AT IMPACT. NO AIRPLANE MALFUNCTION OR PILOT INCAPACITATION WERE EVIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172F | Co. Springs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1993 | Cessna 172P | Sun City, California, United States | Hiser Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172P | Pembroke, Virginia, United States | Air Chesterfield Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1993 | Cessna 172RG | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172K | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1993 | Cessna 172 | Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn E. Murphy | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1993 | Luscombe 8F | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1993 | Boeing 767-233 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Air Canada | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1993 | Hughes 369HS | Antonia, Missouri, United States | Drug Enforcement Admin. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1993 | Cessna 150G | Osceola, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-24 | Buffalo, Missouri, United States | LEE, Albert E. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |