Cessna 172 N173DA
8 December 2007 · Hastings, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 December 2007 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N173DA was involved in an accident near Hastings, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hastings, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hastings Airport (9D9)
- Coordinates
- 42.6636, -85.3461
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N173DA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hastings → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the ditch and the icy runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that he was on his first solo flight and was practicing takeoffs and landings to a full stop. The first landing was successful. During the landing rollout on the second full stop landing, the student pilot applied brakes. The braking action on the runway was uneven due to icy patches of snow and ice on the runway. The airplane began to depart the left side of the runway and the student pilot attempted to apply right rudder and right brake, but it had no effect. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and nosed over when the airplane impacted a shallow drainage ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2007 | Cessna 172 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Cessna 172N | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jul 2007 | Cessna 172N | New Hudson, Michigan, United States | Oakland Flight Service | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2007 | Cessna 172I | Gladwin, Michigan, United States | Skyvue Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Cessna 172P | Northampton, Massachusetts, United States | Michael L. Foy | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Cessna 172S | Tyler, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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