Cessna 172P N9912L

Summary

On 2 January 1998 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N9912L was involved in an accident near Augusta, Maine, 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.

Date

2 January 1998 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Augusta State Airport (AUG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N9912L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Presque Isle → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98LA019

Nobody was injured.

The inadequate lookout of the pilot in command.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Snow and ice obstructed the taxiway lines. The pilot was taxiing using a row of hangars to his right side to assist in judging the distance from parked airplanes on his left. Focusing right and left, both the pilot and the pilot rated passenger did not notice the vehicle parked in front of the hangars. The pilot applied the brakes, and the airplane impacted the vehicle with the right wing. No mechanical problems were found with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.