Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N4599D

24 October 2002 · Morristown, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 October 2002 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4599D, operated by Century Air, was involved in an accident near Morristown, New Jersey, 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 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU)
Coordinates
40.7994, -74.4147
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N4599D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Century Air
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Morristown → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC03LA014

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During her second attempt at a solo touch-and-go, after touchdown, the student added power for takeoff. The airplane veered to the right, and departed the right side of the runway. It then traveled over grass, an intersecting runway, and struck trees. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the student pilot report any.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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