Cessna 172N N5240E
6 June 1987 · Marion, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1987 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5240E was involved in an accident near Marion, Indiana, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marion Municipal (MZZ)
- Coordinates
- 40.5400, -85.6591
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5240E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87LA107
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 PLT STATED THAT ON FINAL APRX HE DID NOT FLARE SOON ENOUGH AND THE NOSEWHEEL 'HIT THE RWY HARD.: HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ACFT 'BALLOONED UP' AND HE ATTEMPTED TO 'FLARE OUT AGAIN WITHOUT SUCCESS. ' ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT BOUNCED UP AND DOWN AN ADDITIONAL THREE TIMES BEFORE HE 'COULD GET CONTROL OVER IT.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 1987 | Cessna A150K | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | Wilford W. Mann | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Brown Flying School, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150J | Patoka, Indiana, United States | ROY S. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Kentland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1987 | Beechcraft 58P | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Rocco A. Marrese | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1987 | Cessna 120 | Lebanon, Indiana, United States | Cletus Lamm, II | No injuries | - |