Cessna 172 N7164Q

Summary

On 8 July 1999 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7164Q was involved in an accident near Mattituck, New York, 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.

Date

8 July 1999 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mattituck, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Mattituck Airbase (21N)

Coordinates

41.0004, -72.5300

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7164Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA180

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the solo flight.

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

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The student pilot was practicing solo takeoffs and landings to Runway 01. During one of the landings, the airplane veered off to the left side of the runway, and struck shrubbery. The flight instructor stated that he included a 10-knot wind restriction when he endorsed the student pilot's logbook for solo privileges. The flight instructor was present during the accident flight. He did not obtain a weather briefing, but stated that the wind socks indicated the wind was less than 10 knots. At an airport approximately 10 miles southwest of the accident site, the reported winds were from 350 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 23 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.