Cessna 172 N5317K
9 June 1988 · Fairmont, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 1988 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5317K, operated by Wings Inc., was involved in an accident near Fairmont, Minnesota, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairmont, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fairmont Municipal (FRM)
- Coordinates
- 45.5491, -94.1702
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5317K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wings Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Paul → Fairmont
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA132
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 PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERING A STALL AND COLLIDING WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING TO THE NORTHEAST ON RUNWAY 02, BUT PROP AND SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 20. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172L | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States | Marcel D. Vaudrin | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Cessna 120 | St Peter, Minnesota, United States | Randell Goebel | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |