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Cessna 172K N78203

8 November 2003 · Kilbourne, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 November 2003 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N78203 was involved in an accident near Kilbourne, Ohio, 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Kilbourne, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Private (NONE)
Coordinates
40.3294, -82.9591
Aircraft
Cessna 172K
Registration
N78203
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Columbus → Kilbourne
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC04CA028

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point which resulted in an overrun and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was on approach to a 2,800-foot-long, turf runway. The pilot reported he landed "long" and was not able to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway. The airplane entered a plowed field and nosed over. The pilot added that winds were calm at the time of the accident and he did not experience any mechanical problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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