Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N3421E

15 March 1985 · Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 March 1985 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N3421E was involved in an accident near Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Lake In the Hills (3CK)
Coordinates
42.1601, -88.2993
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N3421E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA136

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT AS HE LOWERED THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE RWY DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY, IT ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN WHICH PULLED THE ACFT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR HIT A DIRT & SNOW BANK, THEN THE ACFT NOSED OVER. ABOUT 17 MI SOUTH AT CRYSTAL LAKE, THE WIND WAS FROM 200 DEG AT 6 KTS. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND DURING AN EXAM OF THE BRAKES & STEERING SYS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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