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Cessna 172P N63366

13 October 2008 · Delphi, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 October 2008 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N63366, operated by Lafayette Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Delphi, Indiana, 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 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Delphi, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Delphi Municipal Airport (1I9)
Coordinates
40.5428, -86.6817
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N63366
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lafayette Aviation Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lafayette → Delphi
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN09CA017

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain separation from a hangar building while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the hangar building.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that the flight was conducted to meet with the examiner for a check ride. He stated that after arriving at the destination airport, while taxiing to a parking spot for the airplane, the right wing tip struck a hangar building. The pilot noted on his report that the right wing tip and wing spar were damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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