Cessna 172M N8521X
6 January 1986 · Anderson, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 January 1986 at about 03:05 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N8521X was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 03:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anderson, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anderson (AID)
- Coordinates
- 40.1298, -85.7590
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N8521X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jamestown → Anderson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI86LA060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR DURING A X-WIND LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE RWY FROM AN ALT OF APRX 10 FT AGL. REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 240 DEGS AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 23 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1986 | Cessna 150 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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