Cessna 172N N75938

Summary

On 17 December 1995 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75938 was involved in an accident near Bryceville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 December 1995 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bryceville, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.3800, -81.9302

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N75938

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brunswick → Waycross

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA96LA044

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper planning/decision. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inaccurate evaluation of the weather conditions, the pilot becoming lost/disoriented, and the lack of braking action on wet grass during the precautionary landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was flying on a cross-country flight, when he encountered deteriorating weather and became disoriented. He elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. He stated that during the landing roll, he was unable to get satisfactory braking action on wet grass. Subsequently, the airplane hit a barbed wire fence and nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.