Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N4691G

12 June 1987 · Prairie Duchien, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 June 1987 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4691G was involved in an accident near Prairie Duchien, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Prairie Duchien, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates
43.0399, -91.1390
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N4691G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bloomington → Minneapolis
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI87LA143

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, TAPE WHICH WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS OVER THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE. THE WINDSHIELD LIFTED UP AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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