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Cessna 172 N12141

3 August 1996 · Midland, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 August 1996 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N12141 was involved in an accident near Midland, 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 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Midland, Ohio, United States
Coordinates
39.2906, -83.8906
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N12141
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Martinsville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
IAD96LA127

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain adequate alignment with the runway and to maintain adequate terrain clearance during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing on a private airstrip the aircraft veered left despite corrective action. He saw a ditch in the path of the aircraft so he pulled on the control wheel and the aircraft traveled over the ditch and collided with an embankment. Examination of the accident site revealed the grass/dirt runway was 39.5 feet wide and cornfields were on both side of the 3,000-foot long runway with cornstalks alongside the runway. Further inspection revealed the aircraft landed left of the unmarked centerline of the runway. According to the aircraft owner's manual, the wingspan is about 36 feet wide.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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