Cessna 172 N2966U

Summary

On 12 March 1996 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2966U was involved in an accident near Camp Lake, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 March 1996 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Camp Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Camp Lake (49C)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N2966U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenosha → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA105

1 person was seriously injured.

Failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from trees that were located beside the runway.

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

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The pilot said that before landing, he was inspecting the grass runway by over-flying the runway from north to south. The aircraft hit tree branches 69 feet east of the runway edge. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane or engine. The runway clear area at Camp River Airport did not meet the recommendations of Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 150/5300-13 chg 4. The airplane's left wing was crushed along the leading edge, and the left wing strut had buckled. The right landing gear mount was broken loose from the fuselage, and the fuselage was crushed aft of the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.