Cessna 172S N740SP

Summary

On 10 June 2015 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N740SP, operated by Jet Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Galesburg, Illinois, 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.

Date

10 June 2015 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Galesburg, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

40.9442, -90.4303

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N740SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Jet Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

GAA15CA161

Nobody was injured.

Firewall damage reported by maintenance personnel that occurred during an unknown phase of flight, because the accident flight and pilot could not be determined.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a 50 hour maintenance inspection, an airframe and power plant mechanic discovered that the airplane's firewall was substantially damaged. The operator was not able to determine when the accident flight occurred or the pilot responsible. The airplane's last maintenance inspection occurred about three months prior to the discovery. Numerous pilots flew the airplane during that period, none of which reported an event that would result in damage to the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.