Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N80436

2 April 1989 · Columbia, Mississippi, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 April 1989 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N80436, operated by Jay-Vol, Inc., was involved in an accident near Columbia, Mississippi, 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 16:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbia, Mississippi, United States
Nearest airport
Columbia-Marion County (ORO)
Coordinates
31.2502, -89.8204
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N80436
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jay-Vol, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Jackson → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA89LA120

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITION.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT RPRTD SHE LANDED IN GUSTY X-WIND CONDITIONS & THE ACFT WAS PUSHED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN GRASS BESIDE THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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