Plane Crash List

Cessna 172H N2549L

2 September 1983 · Wolcott, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 September 1983 at about 20:05 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N2549L was involved in an accident near Wolcott, Indiana, 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 20:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Wolcott, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Wolcott Community (IN65)
Coordinates
40.7492, -87.0397
Aircraft
Cessna 172H
Registration
N2549L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Rensselaer
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83LA417

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. HE STATED HE LANDED LONG WITH THE RIGHT WING SCRAPING A SHED. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY AND STRUCK A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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