Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N4792D

7 February 1987 · Caldwell, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 February 1987 at about 15:47 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4792D was involved in an accident near Caldwell, New Jersey, 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 15:47
Classification
Accident
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Essex County (CDW)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N4792D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC87LA083

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 STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 1ST SUPERVISED SOLO FLT. HE STATED THAT DRG A TOUCH-&-GO LNDG, HE CLEANED UP THE ACFT & APPLIED POWER, BUT AS THE SPEED INCREASED, THE NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY & THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT SAID HE SHUT-OFF THE POWER & APPLIED RGT RUDDER, BUT THE ACFT CONTD OFF THE RWY, HIT A SNOW BANK & NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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