Cessna 172H N8078L
16 March 1995 · Atkinson, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1995 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N8078L was involved in an accident near Atkinson, Nebraska, United States. 4 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atkinson, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stuart-Atkinson Muni (8V2)
- Coordinates
- 42.5291, -98.9692
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N8078L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- O'neill → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA103
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE GUSTY CROSSWIND. THE WIND WAS A FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RWY 29, ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND OVER THE THRESHOLD, A GUST OF WIND PULLED UP THE LEFT WING PUTTING THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1995 | Cessna 172K | Wrightsville, Georgia, United States | George Conley | Serious injuries | - |
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| 23 Jun 1995 | Cessna 172 | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Jesse N. Nish | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1995 | Cessna T310R | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1995 | Cessna 150 | Table Rock, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1995 | Lewis KR-2 | Ogallala, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1995 | Beechcraft B19 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1995 | Weatherly 201C | Clarks, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1995 | Beechcraft B23 | Neligh, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |