Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172N N734WD

25 February 2009 · Johnson County Exec Airport, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 February 2009 at about 22:17 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734WD, operated by Registration Pending, was involved in an accident near Johnson County Exec Airport, Kansas, United States. 3 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 22:17
Classification
Accident
Location
Johnson County Exec Airport, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Johnson County Executive Airpo (OJC)
Coordinates
38.8403, -94.7364
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N734WD
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Johnson County Exec Airport → Johnson County Exec Airport
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN09LA182

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The failure of the private pilot to see and avoid the student pilot's airplane, and the failure of the student pilot to avoid the approaching airplane. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the student pilot to obtain taxi clearance.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Two airplanes were taxiing to the run up area of the airfield. A Cessna 172N, piloted by a student pilot, had departed a terminal ramp without obtaining proper clearance and was taxiing down the parallel taxiway. A Cessna 172S, piloted by a private pilot, had been cleared to taxi and crossed the active runway. The private pilot had his attention diverted to the run up area to his left, did not look right as he approached the parallel taxiway, and did not see the 172N. The student pilot saw the 172S as she taxied, but thought the other plane would stop and did not take any action to avoid the other airplane. The 172S collided with the 172N resulting in substantial damage to the 172N. The tower controller was monitoring a different area of the airfield and did not see the converging airplanes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna 172N N734WD Registration Pending Substantial
Cessna 172S N5258Y T&C Aviation Enterprises Inc DBA Minor

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