Cessna 182L N3376R

Summary

On 18 August 1994 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 182L registered N3376R, operated by Smith, Marion L., was involved in an accident near Hopkinsville, 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.

Date

18 August 1994 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182L

Registration

N3376R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Smith, Marion L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO94LA139

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT AND ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.

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The pilot reported that during landing approach to a private airstrip there was a direct 6 knot crosswind. He stated he was compensating for the crosswind during the approach, but when the airplane became level with cornstalks which ran along side the runway, the crosswind 'ceased.' The airplane drifted to the right and the right wingtip struck the cornstalks. The airplane swung around into the cornstalks and the wings were damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.