Cessna 175 N7278M
20 July 1984 · Enterprise, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1984 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7278M was involved in an accident near Enterprise, Alabama, 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Enterprise, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Enterprise Municipal (EDN)
- Coordinates
- 31.3191, -85.8405
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7278M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Enterprise → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA228
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
A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE SLIPPING ON FINAL APCH. THE AIRCRAFT LOST TOO MUCH ALTITUDE AND HIT THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DAMAGE INDICATED THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT THE SLIP CONDITION IN TIME TO ARREST THE DESCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1984 | Cessna 175 | Bastrop, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 1984 | Cessna 175 | Imperial, Nebraska, United States | Harris, Harold D. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1984 | Cessna 175A | Daisetta, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1984 | Cessna 175 | Corona, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1984 | Cessna 175 | Corsicana, Texas, United States | Ronald Herbert | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1984 | Cessna 175 | Ticonderoga, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1984 | Cessna 152 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1984 | Piper PA-24 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1984 | Mooney M20E | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1984 | Mooney M20J | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20E | Seale, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Mooney M-20F | Red Bay, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |