Plane Crash List

Wishon BABY GREAT LAKES N1035Q

28 April 1992 · Ottawa, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 April 1992 at about 21:30 local time, a Wishon BABY GREAT LAKES registered N1035Q, operated by Gabriel G. Ben-Or, was involved in an accident near Ottawa, Ohio, 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Ottawa, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Putnam County (OWX)
Coordinates
41.0201, -84.0396
Aircraft
Wishon BABY GREAT LAKES
Registration
N1035Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gabriel G. Ben-Or
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Elyria → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92LA088

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

A HARD LANDING DUE TO INADEQUATE FLARE BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE INADEQUATE TRANSITION TRAINING THE PILOT RECEIVED AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EARLIER IN THE DAY, WHILE FLYING A SIMILAR AIRPLANE, HE HAD BOUNCED THE LANDING MULTIPLE TIMES AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. ON HIS TAKEOFF IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, HE WAS OBSERVED TO LOSE CONTROL WITHIN 300 FEET, DEPART THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND MAKE A RAPID 180 DEGREE TURN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
19 Aug 1992 Cessna 150L
N18176
Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States David J. Black Serious injuries -
15 Dec 1992 Beechcraft 18T
N706M
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
Mohican Air Service Inc Fatal 1
3 Oct 1992 Cessna 172
N3980F
Marengo, Ohio, United States John A. Zurik No injuries -
8 Oct 1992 Aeronca 11-AC
N9486E
Columbus, Ohio, United States Michael S. Cheslick No injuries -
7 Oct 1992 Cessna 172F
N8849U
Wash. Ct. House, Ohio, United States Stanley E. Melvin Serious injuries -
10 Oct 1992 Piper PA28-161
N8333T
St. Clairsville, Ohio, United States Jack A. Hans No injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States