Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N5345D

11 September 1990 · Dillon, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 September 1990 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5345D was involved in an accident near Dillon, Montana, 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 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Dillon (DLN)
Coordinates
45.0508, -112.8192
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N5345D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bozeman → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA90LA191

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE THAT RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT THE END OF A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE APPROACHING THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING, THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH OVER THE RUNWAY AND THE PLANE BOUNCED. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED INTO A FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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