Cessna 172L N811P
17 October 2001 · Northampton, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 October 2001 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N811P, operated by Wagner Airways, was involved in an accident near Northampton, Massachusetts, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northampton (7B2)
- Coordinates
- 42.3281, -72.6114
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N811P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wagner Airways
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Taunton → Northampton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots' failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was on approach for landing. According to the pilot, when the airplane was about 10 to 15 feet above the runway, the "airspeed got too slow" and the airplane dropped onto the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear, wings, and engine. The pilot said he did not experience and mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2001 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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