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Cessna 172RG N6501V

11 December 2006 · Laurel, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 December 2006 at about 20:05 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6501V, operated by Fred Romanjenko, was involved in an accident near Laurel, Montana, 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 20:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Laurel, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Laurel Municipal (6S8)
Coordinates
45.7031, -108.7611
Aircraft
Cessna 172RG
Registration
N6501V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Fred Romanjenko
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gillette → Laurel
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA07CA029

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. A contributing factor was the crosswind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after landing on Runway 22 he encountered a gust of wind, which lifted the right wing and flipped the airplane inverted. The pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 260 degrees at 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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