Cessna 172N N734KG
22 October 1990 · Grand Prairie, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1990 at about 19:05 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734KG, operated by Cam-Air, was involved in an accident near Grand Prairie, Texas, 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 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal (F67)
- Coordinates
- 32.7300, -96.9993
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N734KG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cam-Air
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91LA008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE TECHNIQUE AND USE OF RUDDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE 30 HOUR STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED FAST AND TOUCHED DOWN NOSE GEAR FIRST. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY WHEEL BARROWED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE STUDENT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRPLANE THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE VASI SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1990 | Cessna 172G | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Weeks, Milton D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172I | Isabel, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172G | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1990 | Cessna 172N | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172M | Three Forks, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1990 | Cessna 172N | Stokesdale, North Carolina, United States | Martely, James | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1990 | Bell 206B | Pearland, Texas, United States | Houston Helicopter, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft 100 | Uvalde, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 15 Apr 1990 | Hughes 369HS | Junction, Texas, United States | Neveri, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1990 | Cessna 152 | Albany, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1990 | Enstrom F-28A | Danbury, Texas, United States | Salaika, TIM | Minor injuries | - |