Cessna 172L N7216Q
29 September 1996 · Delavan, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 1996 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7216Q was involved in an accident near Delavan, Wisconsin, 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 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delavan, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Lawn (C59)
- Coordinates
- 42.6195, -88.6304
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N7216Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA354
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to assure the airplane was properly secured prior to hand-propping the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was unable to start the airplane so he set the parking brake and hand-propped the engine. The unoccupied airplane started, traveled off the ramp and collide with a fence and a ditch prior to coming to rest on the shoulder of a highway. The pilot did not use chocks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172N | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Cessna 172N | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Aeroflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1996 | Cessna 172C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172M | Tremont City, Ohio, United States | MAD River Airport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1996 | Lancair 320 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Beechcraft 23 | Wilmot, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1996 | Aero Commander 600 | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1996 | Beechcraft 23 | Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1996 | Cessna 525 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-31 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |