Cessna 172R N985BT
7 April 2005 · Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 2005 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N985BT was involved in an accident near Kalamazoo, Michigan, 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2347, -85.5519
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N985BT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kalamazoo → Kalamazoo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI05CA090
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the excessive taxispeed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted terrain during an after landing taxiway excursion during a student solo flight. The student pilot stated that this was her first solo flight and during her first landing she exited the runway at "high speeds" and "almost flipped" the airplane. She stated that she tried correcting this and lost control of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2005 | Cessna 172R | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | First In Flight Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172M | Hoquiam, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172RG | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2005 | Cessna 172N | Stockton, California, United States | Luis Rivara | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2005 | Cessna 172 | Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172N | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2005 | Becker RAF 2000 | Gladwin, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 2005 | Franz RV-6 | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2005 | McClintock GLASAIR SH-2 | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2005 | Allied Ag Cat Productions G-164A | Trufant, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2005 | Cessna 172S | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2005 | Cessna TU206G | West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |