Plane Crash List

Cessna 172R N5165M

5 February 2004 · Fredrick, Maryland, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 February 2004 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N5165M, operated by Fredrick Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Fredrick, Maryland, 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 21:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Fredrick, Maryland, United States
Nearest airport
Frederick Muni (FDK)
Coordinates
39.4175, -77.3742
Aircraft
Cessna 172R
Registration
N5165M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Fredrick Flight Center
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fredrick → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
IAD04CA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon landing, the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot applied full right rudder, but could not maintain directional control, and the airplane subsequently impacted a snow bank along the left side of the runway. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction. The flight was the student's pilot's first solo flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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