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Cessna 172E N5766T

19 April 2006 · Wadena, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 April 2006 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N5766T was involved in an accident near Wadena, Minnesota, 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Wadena, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
46.4506, -95.2181
Aircraft
Cessna 172E
Registration
N5766T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Park Rapids → Wadena
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI06CA120

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing. Factors were the crosswinds, the gusts, and the ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it exited the runway, impacted soft ground in a ditch, and nosed over during a landing on runway 16. The pilot reported that the winds were 120 degrees at 16 knots gusts to 21 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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