Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N5284D

22 June 1983 · Gastonia, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 June 1983 at about 13:55 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5284D was involved in an accident near Gastonia, North Carolina, 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 13:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Gastonia Municipal (0A6)
Coordinates
35.2095, -81.2309
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N5284D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Asheville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83LA236

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

THE PILOT WAS ON A ASR APPROACH AND SIGHTED THE RUNWAY AT 1/2-MILE OUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 800 FEET AGL. TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE AT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 68 KTS WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS. BRAKING WAS LESS THAN GOOD AND THE ACFT HIT A BARRIER AT RUNWAYS END WHICH CAUSED IT TO NOSE OVER. THE PILOT STATED IT WAS RAINING AT TIME OF LANDING WITH STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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