Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N73630

8 June 1993 · St. James, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 June 1993 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73630, operated by Charles Schellenberg, was involved in an accident near St. James, Michigan, 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 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
St. James, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Welke Airport (6Y8)
Coordinates
45.6502, -85.5502
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N73630
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Charles Schellenberg
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Charlevoix → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI93LA196

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT LANDED TOO LONG ON A WET RUNWAY.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES TO STOP, HOWEVER THE TIRES SLID ON THE WET GRASS. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING HIT A TREE, SWINGING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT ALSO DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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