Cessna 172 N1264U
12 May 2001 · McMinnville, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 2001 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1264U, operated by Right Approach Aviation, was involved in an accident near McMinnville, Oregon, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McMinnville, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mc Minnville Muni (MMV)
- Coordinates
- 45.5003, -122.4292
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N1264U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Right Approach Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Corvallis → McMinnville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA01LA094
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while doing a touch-and-go landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a touch-and-go landing at McMinnville Airport, the aircraft's left wing contacted the runway surface. The pilot continued the flight to Troutdale, Oregon, the final destination of the cross-country flight. The student pilot of the airplane stated he was not aware that the airplane's left wing contacted the runway surface (runway 22) during the intermediate touch-and-go landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage the left wing, left wing spar and associated flight controls. The 1353 Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) at McMinnville, reported winds from 230 degrees true at 16 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2001 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 2001 | Cessna 172RG | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | Airman Flight School Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172 | Newfane, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Cessna 172N | Pasco, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 182J | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Billy Joe C. Pyatt | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Hughes 369D | Canby, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna 120 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2001 | Pilatus PC-12 | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Air Methods | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Piper J3C-65 | Glide, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |