Cessna 172N N6469D
7 May 1997 · El Monte, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 May 1997 at about 20:38 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6469D, operated by Valley Flight Center, was involved in an accident near El Monte, California, 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 20:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Monte, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Monte (EMT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N6469D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Valley Flight Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA199
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's misunderstanding of the controller's clearance during an aborted touch-and-go landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that he had been practicing full stop landings after his previous three approaches. Following a 'cleared for the option' clearance, he elected to perform a touch-and-go landing. The student stated that it had taken a little longer for the airplane to touch down and begin the landing roll on the ground. He then applied full power and raised the flaps. The student stated that he thought the tower controller told him to get off the active runway immediately. He believed he had enough runway to stop, so he reduced power and attempted to stop the aircraft, but was unable before colliding with the perimeter fence. According to a recording of the communications, the controller advised the student to make a left turn off the runway when able, because there was an aircraft on short final.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1997 | Cessna 172P | Fowlerville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172N | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172M | Athens, Tennessee, United States | Michael B. Guest | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1997 | Cessna 172N | La Jolla, California, United States | Richard Jones | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172P | Rockhill, South Carolina, United States | Scott S. Fisher | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1997 | Cessna 172 | Middletown, Ohio, United States | Barbara F. Schmidt | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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