Cessna 172 N1674E

Summary

On 27 June 1996 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1674E was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

27 June 1996 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Blackhawk Airfield (87Y)

Coordinates

43.0808, -89.2006

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1674E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA227

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the delayed go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing the airplane went off the left side of the runway and the student pilot initiated a go-around. During the go-around the pilot thought the airplane would not clear the trees ahead and he executed an emergency landing. The airplane came to rest on the side of a hill in a wooded area. In the pilot report, under recommendations of how this accident could have been prevented, the pilot wrote 'initiate go around sooner, and follow the procedures for balked landing as outlined in the P.O.H.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.