Cessna 172 N12600
11 February 1988 · Kimball, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 February 1988 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N12600, operated by Ortner Farms, Inc., was involved in an accident near Kimball, Nebraska, 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 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kimball, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kimball (IBM)
- Coordinates
- 41.2306, -103.6500
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N12600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ortner Farms, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Holyoke → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA052
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THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS USING OUTDATED CHARTS FOR HIS DESTINATION APT. HE FAILED TO NOTICE A NEW RUNWAY. HE ALSO FAILED TO NOTICE THE YELLOW X'S, SIGNIFYING CLOSURE OF THE OLD RUNWAY. IT WAS ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, WITHIN TEN DEGREES OF HEADING. LDG ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY, AND ROLLING OUT, HE NOTICED A 2 TO 3 FOOT SNOW BANK ACROSS HIS PATH. HE ADDED POWER AND FLEW OVER THE OBSTACLE AND RELANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE. HE SAID HE FELT HE COULD NOT STOP IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE, AND ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND GO AROUND. HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE FENCE ON THE BOUNDARY AND THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT THE WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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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