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Cessna 172 N7373G

13 June 1996 · Gardner, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 June 1996 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7373G was involved in an accident near Gardner, Massachusetts, 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Gardner, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Gardner Municipal (GDM)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N7373G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Westfield → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC96LA124

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot 's misjudgment of speed and distance during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was doing a simulated forced landing when the airplane overran the runway and nosed over. According to the pilot, he was too high during the approach, and he considered doing a go around; however, the airspeed was too slow, so he landed. The airplane bounced twice, struck a runway light, and came to rest inverted about 50 yards beyond the runway end on swampy terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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