Cessna 172N N5374J
27 September 1999 · Longview, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1999 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5374J was involved in an accident near Longview, Texas, United States. 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Longview, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gregg County (GGG)
- Coordinates
- 32.5104, -94.7606
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5374J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Memphis → Longview
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW99LA269
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper touchdown technique, which resulted in the airplane porpoising.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot allowed the airplane to touchdown on the nose landing gear. The airplane porpoised, and the nose landing gear collapsed, buckling the firewall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 172A | Shoshone, California, United States | Charles R. Christman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Cessna 172M | Lancaster, Texas, United States | Marvin E. Scott | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Cessna 172P | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Robertson Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172 | Centre, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172N | San Jose, California, United States | Concord Flight Intl, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172E | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Denny O'hara | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1999 | Sturges SPEZIO SPORT | Mathis, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 1999 | Grumman-Schweizer G164-B | Garwood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1999 | Cessna 150H | Nemo, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Swearingen SA-227-AC | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Merlin Express | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Air Tractor AT-402 | Snyder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft D95A | Boyd, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |