Cessna 172 N6713H

Summary

On 1 November 1998 at about 05:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6713H was involved in an accident near Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States. 3 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

1 November 1998 at 05:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Creve Coeur (1H0)

Coordinates

38.6596, -90.4592

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6713H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Poplar Bluff → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI99LA018

Nobody was injured.

the pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed during landing. A related factor was the dark night conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he '...was too high at the threshold...' and, '...landed too far down the runway to allow the plane to stop before it ran off the end of the runway... .' He reported that the visibility was poor due to darkness. The pilot reported, 'Better runway lighting could have prevented this accident...as could better pilot judgement... .'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.