Cessna 172M N13261
29 April 1988 · Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1988 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N13261 was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fayette (I89)
- Coordinates
- 38.0496, -81.1010
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N13261
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brookville → Fayetteville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88LA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT LANDED LONG AND WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY. INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER USING THE TETRAHEDRON TO DETERMINE THE WIND DIRECTION, HE LANDED ON RWY 03. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE ACFT FLOATED AND DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HE OVERRAN THE RWY AND STRUCK A FENCE. ACCORDING TO A PILOT-WITNESS, THE LOCAL WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 20 KTS. THE WITNESS STATED THE WIND FAVORED A LANDING ON RWY 03. THE WITNESS STATED THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, THIS WAS THE PILOT'S THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 25 Jun 1988 | Champion 7ECA | Talcott, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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