Cessna 175 N7261M

Summary

On 5 May 1984 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7261M, operated by Harris, Harold D., was involved in an accident near Imperial, Nebraska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 May 1984 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Imperial, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N7261M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Harris, Harold D.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alliance → McCook

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC84LA132

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT TRIED TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE AN AREA OF BAD WX. HE WAS IN & OUT OF RAIN & FINALLY DECIDED TO REVERSE COURSE. HE SAID HE INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO A THUNDERSTORM & LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DUE TO TURBULENCE. THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP DIVE, & DURING THE PULL-OUT, THE LEFT DOOR CAME OFF. THE PLT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER POSSIBLE DAMAGE & DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD. HE OVERSHOT THE SELECTED LANDING AREA, & DURING A GO-AROUND, THE ACFT HIT TREES & A UTILITY POLE GUY WIRE & CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.