Cessna 172 N8776B

Summary

On 14 June 1997 at about 01:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8776B was involved in an accident near Wendover, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 June 1997 at 01:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wendover, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Wendover (ENV)

Coordinates

40.9702, -111.5103

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8776B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA97LA139

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors include the pilot's improper decision to continue his flight into an area where he had observed thunderstorms, and a thunderstorm outflow which created strong wind gusts that the aircraft encountered during the landing roll.

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

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While inbound to his destination, the pilot saw that thunderstorms had formed in the general area of the airport. Instead of returning to the point of departure, the pilot elected to continue on to the airport where he had planned to land. By the time he arrived at the airport, the thunderstorms had moved closer to the runway, and strong, gusty winds were being created by the thunderstorm outflow. During the landing roll, the aircraft was hit by a strong quartering tailwind, and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. During his attempts to keep the aircraft tracking down the runway, the aircraft started sliding sideways, and one wing impacted the runway surface.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.