Cessna 172 N5159F
9 March 1977 · Plymouth, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1977 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5159F, operated by Grissom Aero, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plymouth, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5159F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grissom Aero
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- South Bend, In → Peru, In
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2224
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ELT IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND GUIDE WIRES. FLAPS FULL DOWN ON GO-AROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1977 | Cessna 172 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Aero America O | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1977 | Cessna 172 | Backus, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1977 | Cessna 172M | Fremont, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1977 | Cessna 172G | Grapeland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1977 | Cessna 172 | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1977 | Cessna 172M | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Plymouth Aviat | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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