Cessna 172P N63715
9 October 1982 · Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1982 at about 17:35 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N63715, operated by International Titanium Corp., was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mt. Pleasant/Scottdale (G07)
- Coordinates
- 40.1496, -79.5408
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N63715
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- International Titanium Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pittsburg → Bernville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT MADE HIS LANDING APPROACH TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. AFTER ROLLING AN UNDETERMINED DISTANCE, HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, THE PILOT HAD STARTED A CLIMB WHEN HE BANKED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WING TIP, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PLANE NOSED OVER.
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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