Cessna 172 N5679R

Summary

On 13 February 2000 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5679R was involved in an accident near Norridgewock, Maine, 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.

Date

13 February 2000 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Norridgewock, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Central Maine Airport (OWK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5679R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD00LA022

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot said he flew with his instructor approximately 1 hour before departing on his solo flight. During the flight, the student pilot performed several takeoffs and landings to include both touch-and-go and full stop. At the completion of the training flight, the airplane was serviced with fuel and another pre-flight inspection was completed. The student pilot said his instructor provided a complete briefing, and he departed on his solo flight. During the takeoff roll, the airplane yawed to the left, overan a patch of ice, yawed further left and struck a snowbank. Both the student pilot and the instructor reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.