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Cessna 172N N2105E

11 September 1994 · Boone, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 September 1994 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2105E was involved in an accident near Boone, Iowa, United States. 6 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.

The record

Date
at 15:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Boone, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Boone Municipal (BNW)
Coordinates
42.0502, -93.8690
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N2105E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Mason City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI94LA322

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

Probable cause

the failure of both pilots to adequately monitor radio communications during an exceptionally busy period. Factors related to the accident were the high vegetation and the failure of airport personnel to recognize and correct a hazardous situation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE TWO AIRPLANES COLLIDED WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON CROSSING RUNWAYS DURING A SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST FLY-IN. SEVERAL WITNESSES SAID THE AIRPORT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES IN AIRPLANES IN THE VICINITY REPORTED HEARING THE UNICOM DEPARTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BOTH PILOTS. NEITHER ACCIDENT PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED HEARING THE DEPARTURE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OTHER. IN THEIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION RECORD, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTORS WROTE 'THE VIEW OF BOTH PILOTS WAS OBSTRUCTED BY CORN GROWING BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 172N 172N N2105E - Substantial
Piper PA-28-140 PA-28-140 N2899T - Substantial

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