Plane Crash List

Cessna 172F N8674U

2 December 1987 · Eden, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 December 1987 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8674U was involved in an accident near Eden, North Carolina, 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Eden, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates
36.4994, -79.7399
Aircraft
Cessna 172F
Registration
N8674U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sanford → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL88LA051

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 ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FARM PASTURE ADJACENT TO HIS BROTHER'S FARM. THE AIRPLANE LDG GEAR 'DUG IN' ON LDG, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT PLT DESCRIBED THE TERRAIN AS 'WET & SOGGY'. THE STUDENT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUCTOR'S ENDORSEMENT FOR THE FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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