Cessna 172M N6700H

Summary

On 8 July 1984 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N6700H was involved in an accident near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 July 1984 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Americana (CO2)

Coordinates

42.5791, -88.4208

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N6700H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waukegan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA284

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS ON A SHORT FINAL APCH TO LAND WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN TURBULENCE. AT THAT TIME, THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT LURCHED AGAINST THE CONTROL WHEEL, CAUSING THE NOSE TO PITCH DOWN & THE ACFT TO BANK LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT BOUNCED ON THE RWY & WAS THEN LANDED. AFTER A SHORT ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ARPT WAS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF A SMALL VALLEY & HAD TREES ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RWY. ABOUT 1 HR AFTER THE OCCURRENCE, 2 OTHER PLTS FLEW THERE & BOTH STATED THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE & WIND SHEAR. ALSO, THE PLT OF N6700H STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PLT WAS USING THE SHOULDER HARNESS & HAD HIS SEAT FORWARD FOR MORE LEG ROOM FOR A PASSENGER IN THE BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.