Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N6087D

29 January 1992 · Cottonwood, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 29 January 1992 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6087D, operated by Cottonwood Air Service, was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 20:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Cottonwood, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Cottonwood Municipal (P52)
Coordinates
34.7500, -112.0108
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N6087D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cottonwood Air Service
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX92LA106

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS DUAL INSTRUCTION BEFORE BEGINNING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR WAS SATISFIED WITH HIS TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT PILOT TO SOLO. THE STUDENT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS. ON THE THIRD LANDING THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND TURNED SIDEWAYS. THE STUDENT APPLIED POWER AND AFTER LIFT-OFF HE IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO CARTWHEEL OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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approximate position
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approximate position
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N550HZ
Salome, Arizona, United States Maytag, David D. JR. Minor injuries -
27 Nov 1992 Cessna 404
N5429J
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21 Mar 1992 Boeing 757-222
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approximate position
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2 Oct 1992 Cessna 170B
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4 Oct 1992 Cessna 150M
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27 Mar 1992 Beechcraft F33A
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