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Cessna 172M N4422Q

8 June 2000 · Davis, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 June 2000 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N4422Q was involved in an accident near Davis, North Carolina, 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 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Davis, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Outback Field (OBF)
Coordinates
34.7906, -76.4706
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N4422Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA00LA187

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind. The crosswind was a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot set up for no wind short field landing, and about 3 feet above ground the flight encountered a right cross wind. The pilot said he, "...was too slow to recover, applied power for go around, but was too close to clear trees. The pilot did not report the accident until June 12, 2000, 4 days after it had occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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