Cessna 172N N734AT
12 February 2004 · Easton, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 February 2004 at about 22:05 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734AT was involved in an accident near Easton, Maryland, 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 22:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Easton, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Easton Airport (ESN)
- Coordinates
- 38.8042, -76.0689
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N734AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Easton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC04CA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was conducting supervised solo flights. While landing, he "accidentally" struck the runway with the propeller. The airplane was then taxied to the ramp area, and secured. According to the student pilot's flight instructor, who was supervising the solo flights, the airplane appeared to flare too high and began to porpoise.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172 | Algarrobo, Chile | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 21 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172N | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172P | Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172P | Granada Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2004 | Cirrus SR-22 | College Park, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2004 | Cessna 172R | Fredrick, Maryland, United States | Fredrick Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2004 | Cessna 172M | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2004 | Cessna 172S | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | Capital Air | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2004 | Cessna 182R | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2004 | Socata TB-20 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Frederick Flight Center | Minor injuries | - |