Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N80255

19 May 1992 · Climax Springs, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 May 1992 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N80255, operated by Hamilton Aviation, was involved in an accident near Climax Springs, Missouri, 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 15:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Climax Springs, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport
Eagles Landing Airport (MU11)
Coordinates
38.0992, -93.0494
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N80255
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Hamilton Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Grain Valley → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI92LA151

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT LANDED ON A GRASS RUNWAY 1,900 FEET LONG, WHICH WAS WET, AND SLOPED DOWNHILL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A SPLIT RAIL FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLEAR THE SPLIT RAIL FENCE, AND TRAVELLED AN ADDITIONAL 600 FEET, HIT A SECOND SPLIT RAIL FENCE, AND CAME TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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