Cessna 172PC N5343K

Summary

On 9 September 1987 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 172PC registered N5343K, operated by Jersey Sport Flyers, was involved in an accident near Jerseyville, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 September 1987 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Jerseyville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Jerseyville Arpt (OK5)

Coordinates

39.1100, -90.3193

Aircraft

Cessna 172PC

Registration

N5343K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jersey Sport Flyers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jerseyville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI87LA208

Nobody was injured.

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 PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT. IT HAD BECOME DARK DURING THEIR FLIGHT AND AS THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 6-10 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. PILOT'S FIRST NIGHT FLIGHT AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.