Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N2185E

14 September 1991 · St George, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 September 1991 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2185E, operated by Suntime Aviation, was involved in an accident near St George, Utah, 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
St George, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
St George Muni (SGU)
Coordinates
37.1805, -113.5990
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N2185E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Suntime Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Overton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA91LA241

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT. THE CROSSWIND AND THE STUDENT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE CESSNA 172N AFTER LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS WHICH HE ENCOUNTERED WHEN ARRIVING AT HIS HOME BASE AFTER A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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26 Apr 1991 Cessna 180
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5 May 1991 Richard Cheney TERATORN TIERRA II
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17 May 1991 Cessna TR182
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no coordinates
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