Cessna 172F N7921U
27 April 1986 · Van Buren, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1986 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N7921U, operated by Elmer Dennis Clardy, was involved in an accident near Van Buren, Missouri, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Van Buren, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bass Rock
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N7921U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Elmer Dennis Clardy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bismarck → Van Buren
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC86LA097
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 PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD BEEN ADVISED OF UTILITY LINES ON BOTH ENDS OF THE AIRSTRIP, AND THAT SEVERAL AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED LANDING PROBLEMS THERE. HE FURTHER STATES THAT AS HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND HE WAS CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT HE COULD NOT FLY OUT OF AND LANDED IN SOME TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1986 | Saab-Fairchild SF340 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Air Midwest | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1986 | Cessna 172N | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Lawrence Flying Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Creve Ceour, Missouri, United States | Ernest L. Sturgeon | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | M. E. Tumbleson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cessna 152 | Independence, Missouri, United States | Roger Billings | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1986 | Cessna 310R | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |