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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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