Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N61765

14 January 1996 · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 January 1996 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N61765, operated by Keyson Academy of Flight, Inc., was involved in an accident near Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. 3 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 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Nearest airport
Boire Field (ASH)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N61765
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Keyson Academy of Flight, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC96LA050

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation during the go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The instructor reported that during a go-around the airplane drifted to the right and collided with a snowbank. The winds were reported from 230 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 18 knots, varying 40 degrees either side.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna 172 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Mar 1996 Cessna 172L
N7668G
Napa, California, United States - No injuries -
22 Mar 1996 Cessna 172N
N75770
New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States - No injuries -
9 Aug 1996 Cessna 172N
N738PM
Enumclaw, Washington, United States Aeroflight Minor injuries -
7 Oct 1996 Cessna 172C
N1332Y
Mesa, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
14 Jul 1996 Cessna 172
N78149
Frederick, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
19 Jul 1996 Cessna 172M
N9731V
Tremont City, Ohio, United States MAD River Airport, Inc. No injuries -

All 12,209 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Jul 1996 Beechcraft A100
N4391W
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
Leon Stephens Venters, JR. No injuries -
24 Dec 1996 Learjet 35A
N388LS
Dorchester, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
Aircraft Charter Group, Inc. Fatal 2
3 May 1996 Piper PA-22-150
N2946P
Chester, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
2 Jul 1996 Lake LA-4-200
N51DG
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
17 Jul 1996 American Champion (Acac) 7EC
N8910R
Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
24 Aug 1996 Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59
N591SZ
Franconia, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States