Cessna 172N N739LD
5 December 1995 · Winslow, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1995 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739LD was involved in an accident near Winslow, Arizona, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winslow, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winslow Municipal (INW)
- Coordinates
- 35.0992, -110.6409
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N739LD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Prescott → Gallup
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX96LA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's use of an excessive airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing, a porpoise, and a collapse of the nose landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND DIVERTED FROM THE PLANNED DESTINATION TO A CLOSER AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED FLAP SYSTEM DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN FAST, BOUNCED, AND LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WIRING HARNESS WHICH PREVENTED THE ALTERNATOR FROM CHARGING THE BATTERY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1995 | Cessna 172K | Wrightsville, Georgia, United States | George Conley | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1995 | Cessna 172L | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1995 | Cessna 172 | Holland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Cessna 172 | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Jesse N. Nish | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Cessna 172 | Wauseon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1995 | Cessna 172D | Hague, Virginia, United States | Morgan T Moore | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1995 | Cessna 180 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-25-235 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1995 | Cessna 172D | Tsaile, Arizona, United States | BOB Werra | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jan 1995 | Cessna 208B | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Empire Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1995 | North American AT-6B | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |