Cessna 172N N734QZ

Summary

On 12 December 1995 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734QZ, operated by Sanford Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Sanford, Maine, United States. One person was 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.

Date

12 December 1995 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Sanford Municipal (SFM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N734QZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sanford Air Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA039

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank. Factors relating to the accident were: ice on the runway and the gusty crosswind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After the pilot flew a local flight, he returned to the departure airport and landed on runway 32. During the landing roll, the airplane veered left and collided with a snowbank at the edge of the runway. Examination revealed that the 5,000 foot runway was covered with ice along its entire length, and was lightly sanded. No skid marks were present on the surface of the runway, and winds at the airport were reported to be from 260 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.