Cessna 172A N7317T

Summary

On 8 June 1988 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N7317T, operated by Carlie D. Thrasher, was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 June 1988 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Cleveland Muni (6R3)

Coordinates

30.3397, -95.0692

Aircraft

Cessna 172A

Registration

N7317T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carlie D. Thrasher

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Conroe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88LA117

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THIS ACFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. THE ACFT'S BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE PLT HAND PROPPED THE ENG WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF CHOCKS OR AN EXPERIENCED INDIVIDUAL IN THE COCKPIT. THE ENG STARTED AND AS THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD THE ACFT, THE PASSENGER ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO KEEP THE ENG FROM STALLING. AS THE ACFT ROLLED ACROSS THE RAMP, THE PASSENGER PANICED AND FURTHER ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. FBO PERSONNEL HAD TOLD THE PLT THAT THEY WOULD GO GET SOME JUMPER CABLES, BUT HE ELECTED NOT TO WAIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.