Cessna 172RG N5223V
24 November 1982 · Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 November 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N5223V, operated by Pennsylvania Airlines, was involved in an accident near Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Olmsted Field (MDT)
- Coordinates
- 40.1894, -76.7006
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N5223V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pennsylvania Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Harrisburg → Phoenix
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
AFTER LANDING THE TOWER DIRECTED THE PILOT TO BACK TAXI ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY THE PILOT TAXIED STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH PROPER CONTROL DEFLECTIONS FOR A 10 DEGREE STRONG WIND BEHIND THE LEFT WING. A STRONG GUSTY WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE LIFTED UP AND COME TO REST INVERTED. WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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