Cessna 172N N4919G
23 June 2000 · Greenville, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2000 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4919G was involved in an accident near Greenville, Illinois, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenville (GRE)
- Coordinates
- 38.8809, -89.3997
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N4919G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot failed to properly flare the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the student pilot's lack of total experience.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was making his first solo flight when the accident occurred. He stated that while inspecting the airplane after the first landing it was discovered that the propeller had contacted the ground. He also stated that the nose gear wheel bearing was 'out'. Inspection of the airplane revealed the nose gear, propeller, and firewall were damaged during the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172H | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2000 | Cessna 172M | Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States | Kentucky Airmotive | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2000 | Cessna 172N | Palm Springs, California, United States | Bermuda Dunes Air Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Cessna 172R | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Sunbird Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2000 | Cessna 172P | Inverness, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2000 | Cessna T210N | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Witlock CIRCA-NIEUPORT 12 | Peotone, Illinois, United States | Karl Henning | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 2000 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Weatherly 201B | Streator, Illinois, United States | DON Younglove | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2000 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |