Cessna 172M N80987
1 August 1997 · Milton, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1997 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N80987, operated by Wade Hester, was involved in an accident near Milton, West Virginia, 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 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milton, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ona Airpark (12V)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N80987
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wade Hester
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cincinnati → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC97LA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that this was his first approach to a runway less than 100 feet wide. During the landing flare on the 40 foot wide runway, the airplane bounced several times, drifted to the left side of the runway, and struck a runway light. The pilot then aborted the landing and added nose-up pitch. The student pilot stated, 'I bled off all my airspeed and stalled the aircraft.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1997 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1997 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Mesaba Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | American AA-1 | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182P | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1997 | Reynolds MARSKE-MONARCH 1997 | Sutton, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1997 | Cessna 120 | Mineral Wells, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |