Cessna 172P N65721
5 September 1987 · Cabin, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 September 1987 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65721 was involved in an accident near Cabin, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cabin, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9902, -79.1997
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N65721
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- York → Elkin
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO87FA062
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 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
THE PLT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT AT 4500 FT MSL OVER A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LOWERING CLOUDS. THE PLT DESCENDED TO STAY BELOW THE CLOUDS; HOWEVER, HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE CLOUDS. AFTERWARDS HE TRIED TO TURN AROUND AND AS HE DID SO, ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE SURVIVORS WHO WAS THE PLTS WIFE, TREES APPEARED INTO VIEW FOLLOWED BY A TREE STRIKE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST NEAR THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AT ABOUT 3500 FT. THE ELT ACTIVATED. SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL REACHED THE ACCIDENT SITE ABOUT 23 HRS LATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172M | Marietta, Georgia, United States | U.s. Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1987 | Cessna 150/HORTON STOL | Maysville, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1987 | Cessna R-182 | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | Armel Aviation, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1987 | Cessna 210M | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Donald Frank Yenko | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Aug 1987 | Cessna 190 | Hedgesville, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Feb 1987 | Cessna 310Q | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | Trans America Training Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1987 | Beechcraft A23 | Ravenswood, West Virginia, United States | Benjamin Roush, JR. | Serious injuries | - |