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Cessna 172 N6218F

17 August 1996 · Greenwood, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 August 1996 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6218F was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Illinois, United States. 2 people were 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 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Greenwood, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Galt (10C)
Coordinates
42.3806, -88.3594
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N6218F
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
CHI96LA302

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on final approach to runway 36 (grass) when another airplane departed on runway 09 crossing in front of him. He stated he was high on final approach and his airplane touched down 1/2 the way down the runway. He attempted to stop the airplane but it continued off the end of the runway into an area of high brush containing 6 to 8 inch saplings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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