Cessna 172 N75540
4 June 1988 · Lakeview, Arkansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N75540, operated by Metro Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Lakeview, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeview, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gastons (3MO)
- Coordinates
- 36.3702, -92.5308
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N75540
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Metro Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Olive Branch → Lakeview
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC88LA106
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 ATTEMPTING TO LAND CROSSWIND ON A 'ONE WAY' RUNWAY, THE PLT SAID A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM TOWARDS SOME BORDERING TREES, SO HE MADE A DECISION TO 'GO AROUND'. THE PLT SAID HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND RAISED THE FLAPS FROM THE FULL FLAP SETTING, AND SHORTLY AFTER, LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT STALLED, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AND NOSED OVER.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1988 | Grumman G164B | Knobel, Arkansas, United States | Corning Farm Supply | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Grumman G164-B | Gould, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Rockwell S2R | O'kean, Arkansas, United States | Archer Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164B | Cherry Valley, Arkansas, United States | Burnette Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164B | West Helena, Arkansas, United States | Planters AG Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1988 | Rockwell S-2R | Tarry, Arkansas, United States | Frizzell Air Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |