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Cessna 172 N31SZ

11 June 2008 · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 June 2008 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N31SZ was involved in an accident near Cincinnati, Ohio, 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 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Coordinates
39.2344, -84.3839
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N31SZ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cincinnati → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI08CA161

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a building during taxi. A factor was the building.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after returning from a pleasure flight, the left wing tip of the airplane struck a building while executing a 180 degree taxi turn. The pilot did not report any mechanical difficulties with regard to the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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