Cessna 172N N734ZD
2 March 1987 · Charlottesville, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1987 at about 16:28 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734ZD, operated by Warren M. Griffin, was involved in an accident near Charlottesville, Virginia, 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 16:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlottesville-Albemarle (CHO)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N734ZD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Warren M. Griffin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wintergreen → Stone Mountain
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO87LA025
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
AFTER CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE AND NOTING THAT THE WINDS WERE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED, THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO CHARLOTTESVILLE. UPON ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE WOULD BE LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND TRAVELED ABOUT 100 FEET BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WINDS WERE 300 DEGRESS AT 18 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Jul 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Saluda, Virginia, United States | Carl J. Prater | No injuries | - |