Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172M N6600H

16 July 1996 · Orlando, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 July 1996 at about 12:55 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N6600H was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, 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 12:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Orlando, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Orlando Country (X04)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N6600H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA96LA184

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper level off during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated he rounded out high, landed hard, bounced about 5 feet in the air, and then the airplane collided with the ground in a nose down attitude. The airplane then veered off the left side of the runway into the grass, nosed over, and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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