Plane Crash List

Cessna 182P N20892

24 May 1997 · Wentworth, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 May 1997 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N20892 was involved in an accident near Wentworth, New Hampshire, 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 14:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Wentworth, New Hampshire, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182P
Registration
N20892
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Plymouth → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
IAD97LA077

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

Pilot's inadequate preflight planning to determine the suitability of an unimproved field for landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot asked the owner of a field conveniently located to his business for permission to land. The pilot stated that he landed on grass runways previously, but never on unimproved surfaces. His preparation for the flight did not include an examination of the field conditions prior to the landing attempt. On landing rollout, the pilot stated that the field seemed rougher than anticipated. At 25 knots, the nose gear dug into a soft portion of the ground and the airplane flipped, coming to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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