Cessna 172P N54067

Summary

On 9 October 1986 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N54067, operated by Central Air Flight Training, was involved in an accident near East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 October 1986 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

East Liverpool, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Columbiana County (02G)

Coordinates

40.6295, -80.5606

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N54067

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Central Air Flight Training

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atwood Lake → East Liverpool

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL87LA002

1 person had minor injuries.

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

RWY REPAIR WAS IN PROGRESS. THE RWY WAS CLOSED & BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS WERE LEFT TO MARK A 5 INCH DEEP DITCH THAT CROSSED THE RUNWAY. ARPT & RWY LIGHTS WERE LEFT OFF. THE FBO CONTINUED TO RENT ACFT FOR OPERATIONS FROM THE ARPT. THE PLT DEPARTED ON A 28 MI FLT FOR DINNER. THOUGH HE WAS AWARE THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED & THE ARPT LIGHTS WOULD NOT BE OPERATING, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT 2215 EDT. THE ACFT'S LANDING LIGHT WAS INOP. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE CESSNA COLLIDED WITH A DISABLED ACFT (A PIPER PA-31). THE PA-31 HAD BEEN LANDED AT THE UNLIGHTED ARPT & ITS NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED WHEN IT STRUCK THE DITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.