Cessna 172B N8019X

Summary

On 2 September 2000 at about 22:19 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N8019X was involved in an accident near Halfmoon, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 2000 at 22:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Halfmoon, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip

Coordinates

42.8192, -73.6994

Aircraft

Cessna 172B

Registration

N8019X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Edinburg → Halfmoon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD00LA080

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his continued flight into, and attempted landing during a thunderstorm. A factor was the thunderstorm.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he did not obtain a weather briefing prior to departure. During the flight to his home airstrip, he encountered thunderstorms, but elected to continue to his destination. The pilot tried to land on the 2,100-foot strip, but wind gusts prevented touchdown. The pilot aborted the landing, and attempted to fly under wires in his flight path but struck a tree. The pilot said there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. He said, "I can't blame the airplane. It was me."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.