Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N5345D

22 January 1991 · Lansing, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 January 1991 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5345D, operated by Airborne Avaition, Inc., was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, United States. 2 people were 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 19:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Lansing, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Lansing Muni (3HA)
Coordinates
41.5600, -87.5410
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N5345D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Airborne Avaition, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Bowling Green
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA081

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ON A RUNWAY COVERED WITH COMPACTED SNOW AND WITH A CROSSWIND 80 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND HIT A SNOWBANK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 Apr 1991 Cessna 172P
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25 Apr 1991 Cessna 172
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no coordinates
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24 Jul 1991 Cessna 172N
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9 Apr 1991 Cessna 172H
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5 Apr 1991 Cessna 172A
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31 Mar 1991 Cessna 172M
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All 12,209 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
20 Nov 1991 Aerospatiale ATR-42-300
N235RM
Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
Simmons Airlines Inc. Minor injuries -
23 Dec 1991 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
N142AA
Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
American Airlines No injuries -
11 May 1991 Enstrom F28
N86214
Hampshire, Illinois, United States Asteroid Helicopter Corp. No injuries -
7 Oct 1991 Piper PA-12
N2499M
Roscoe, Illinois, United States Robert L. REX Minor injuries -
27 May 1991 Cessna 172N
N5710E
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20 Oct 1991 Cessna C-210G
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Freeport, Illinois, United States Schwinn, Phillip C. No injuries -

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