Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N20017

1 October 1989 · Bennington, Vermont, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 October 1989 at about 16:39 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20017, operated by Cities Corp, was involved in an accident near Bennington, Vermont, United States. One person was 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 16:39
Classification
Accident
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States
Nearest airport
Bennington St (5B5)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N20017
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cities Corp
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Groton → Bennington
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC90LA003

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE CROSSWIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE PAVEMENT, THE CROSSWIND DRAGGED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
1 Sep 1989 Cessna 210
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
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no coordinates
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