Cessna 175 N7693M
20 January 2002 · St. George, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 January 2002 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7693M was involved in an accident near St. George, Utah, 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 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. George, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- St. George Municipal (SGU)
- Coordinates
- 37.1799, -113.6007
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7693M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. George → St. George
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN02LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during take off roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was performing touch-and-go landings on runway 16. The pilot said she had "no right rudder control" when she added power for take off. The airplane veered, departed the left side of the runway, and nosed down in a gravel area between the taxiway and runway. The nose gear separated from the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and outboard left wingtip spar. The student pilot reported 68.4 hours of total flight time in all aircraft, and 13.1 hours in the Cessna 175. The wind at the time of the accident was from 200 degrees at 3 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2002 | Cessna 175 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Brent A. Carlson | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Cessna 175 | Unknown, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 May 2002 | Cessna 175 | Anaheim, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2002 | Cessna 175B | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2002 | Cessna 175B | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 2002 | Cessna 175 | Kaiser/Lake Oza, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2002 | Cessna 172F | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2002 | Collette RV6 | Nephi, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Cessna 172Q | Fruitland, Utah, United States | Wings of Denver | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2002 | Cessna 150F | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 152 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2002 | Let BLANIK L-13 | Lehi, Utah, United States | Brent Davis | No injuries | - |