Cessna 172 N98494
12 August 1987 · Binghamton, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1987 at about 00:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N98494 was involved in an accident near Binghamton, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Binghamton, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Broome County (BGM)
- Coordinates
- 42.1293, -75.8200
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N98494
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Binghamton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA230
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE STUDENT PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 100 FT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT SPUN TO THE LEFT & COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, LEFT WING FIRST, THEN CARTWHEELED & CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20C | McLean, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1987 | Reder KR-2 | Mattituck, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 12 Aug 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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