Cessna 172 N6429B
15 August 1994 · Fisherville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1994 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6429B, operated by Darnell, Harold, was involved in an accident near Fisherville, Kentucky, 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fisherville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- 38.1704, -85.4304
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N6429B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Darnell, Harold
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bowman Field → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO94LA136
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall and inflight loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During final approach to the west, just prior to touchdown, the pilot elected to do a go-around due to the presence of a tailwind. The pilot initiated a go-around and the airplane cleared 50 to 60 foot trees at the end of the private airstrip. Just after clearing trees, the airplane stalled and collided with smaller trees. The airstrip was 1200-feet-long and oriented east and west. The pilot reported the accident could have been prevented with increased airspeed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 26 Jul 1994 | Cessna 172A | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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