Cessna 172N N5258E
11 September 1984 · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5258E was involved in an accident near Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery (GA1)
- Coordinates
- 39.1705, -77.1802
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5258E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA309
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
DUE TO A LEFT DRIFTING TENDENCY THE SOLO STUDENT PLT ABORTED THE FIRST LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN FOR THE SECOND APCH, THE ACFT AGAIN VEERED LEFT AND CONTINUED OFF OF THE RWY COLLIDING WITH A DITCH. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTONS REPORTED OR DISCOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172P | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172N | Jamul, California, United States | Border Aeronautics | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20C | Landover, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Luscombe 8F | Newburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Park Hall, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-28-161 | Gathersburg, Maryland, United States | Frederick Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1984 | Cessna 172 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | Garrison Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 152 | Damascus, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |