Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N73787

9 May 1984 · Buckingham, Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 May 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73787 was involved in an accident near Buckingham, Virginia, 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 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Lotus Airport
Coordinates
37.5501, -78.5508
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N73787
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Washington → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL84LA166

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 ACFT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE PLT ADDED POWER TO GO-AROUND AND WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES NEAR THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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