Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N6901H

5 June 1983 · Block Island, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 June 1983 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N6901H was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. 3 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 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
Nearest airport
Block Island (BID)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N6901H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Groton → Block Island
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC83LA145

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING, THE BRAKES FAILED & HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RWY. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END & CAME TO REST IN BUSHES WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE OUTBOARD PRESSURE PLATE & LINING HAD SEPARATED FROM EACH BRAKE. REPORTEDLY, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKING NORMALLY UNTIL THEY FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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