Cessna 172M N73660

Summary

On 4 August 2003 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73660, operated by William R. Ferguson, was involved in an accident near La Monte, Missouri, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

4 August 2003 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

La Monte, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lane Field (PVT)

Coordinates

38.7356, -93.5858

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N73660

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William R. Ferguson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sedalia → LaMonte

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA250

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance resulting in an overrun of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with a ditch and a road during an overrun landing on a 2,000 foot long grass private airstrip. The pilot stated he landed long with too much airspeed. The airplane continued off the end of the runway, through a wire fence, and across a ditch coming to rest on a highway. The pilot stated he exited the airplane and moved it to the side of the highway. The pilot reported that he was not very familiar with the landing strip and that he should have flown over the airstrip to check out its condition. He stated the grass was dry with some dead spots that did not offer any resistance during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.