Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172R N996WW

5 July 2000 · Athens, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 July 2000 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N996WW was involved in an accident near Athens, Michigan, 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.

The record

Date
at 17:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Athens, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
David's Airport (9C2)
Coordinates
42.0801, -85.2297
Aircraft
Cessna 172R
Registration
N996WW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Battle Creek → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI00LA182

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, and the delayed remedial action performed by the flight instructor. A factor to the accident was the runway edge light that was struck during the go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was attempting a soft-field landing, under the supervision of his flight instructor, and during a go-around lost control of the aircraft, striking a runway edge light with the airplane's horizontal stabilizer and elevator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna 172 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Jul 2000 Cessna 172H
N8805Z
Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
9 Dec 2000 Cessna 172M
N80854
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States Kentucky Airmotive Minor injuries -
16 Feb 2000 Cessna 172N
N6479D
Palm Springs, California, United States Bermuda Dunes Air Service Minor injuries -
18 Apr 2000 Cessna 172R
N975BC
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
8 Jul 2000 Cessna 172
N1897V
Chandler, Arizona, United States Sunbird Flight Services No injuries -
4 Nov 2000 Cessna 172P
N54729
Inverness, Florida, United States - No injuries -

All 12,209 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Feb 2000 Beechcraft 1900D
N81SK
Escanaba, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
21 Feb 2000 Piper PA-32-300
N2899D
Saginaw, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
14 Aug 2000 North American NA-265-80
N85DW
Ironwood, Michigan, United States - Fatal 2
18 Sep 2000 Piper PA-16
N5943H
Chesaning, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
14 Aug 2000 Ayres S2R-600
N3103B
Bad Axe, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
15 Nov 2000 Cessna 172H
N1706F
Kalkaska, Michigan, United States - Minor injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States