Cessna 172N N5096K

Summary

On 26 June 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5096K was involved in an accident near Denton, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 June 1983 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Denton, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Denton (77A)

Coordinates

35.6297, -80.1095

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5096K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albemarle → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA242

2 people had minor injuries.

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 ARRIVAL, SHE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE SLOPING RWY, DOWNHILL, SINCE THERE WERE LOWER APCH OBSTACLES FROM THAT DIRECTION. SHE REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SOMEWHAT TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THEY WERE NOT AS EFFECTIVE ON THE GRASS AS SHE HAD ANTICIPATED. THE ACFT CONTINUED SLOWLY OFF THE RWY, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT & ONTO A RAILROAD TRACK & NOSED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT & VARIABLE. APRX 30 MI NORTH NORTHWEST AT WINDSTONSALEM, NC, THE 1950 EDT WIND WAS FROM 130 DEG AT 12 KTS. THE PLT NOTED THAT THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY 1ANDING AT THE THRESHOLD, APPLYING BRAKES IMMEDIATELY & BY HOLDING BACK ON THE YOKE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.