Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N172DE

2 July 2003 · Roscommon, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 2 July 2003 at about 00:02 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N172DE was involved in an accident near Roscommon, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 00:02
Classification
Accident
Location
Roscommon, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
44.4850, -84.7119
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N172DE
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Roscommon → Fife Lake
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI03LA194

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a water landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the rough water.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over while landing on water. The pilot reported the pontoon of the airplane hit a wave or a wake while landing. The pilot noted the airplane bounced and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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