Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172P N54743

3 May 1998 · Key West, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 May 1998 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N54743, operated by Island City Flying Service, In, was involved in an accident near Key West, Florida, 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Key West, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Key West International (EYW)
Coordinates
24.5509, -81.7797
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N54743
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Island City Flying Service, In
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL98LA072

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. The student pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, while practicing touch-and-go landings, he landed long, and the airplane departed the left side of runway 27 at the 2000 foot marker. The student pilot stated that he had accumulated 3.7 hours of flight time in a Cessna 172.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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