Cessna 172F N5556R
5 November 2008 · Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 2008 at about 23:35 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N5556R, operated by Walling Stephen L, was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, 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 23:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HCD)
- Coordinates
- 44.8597, -94.3825
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N5556R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Walling Stephen L
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hutchinson → Hutchinson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA053
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The bird that the airplane struck while on final approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane he was flying impacted a bird during landing while on a local flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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