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Cessna 172 N8366B

1 March 2008 · Apple River, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 March 2008 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8366B was involved in an accident near Apple River, Illinois, United States. 3 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.

The record

Date
at 23:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Apple River, Illinois, United States
Coordinates
42.5009, -90.0893
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N8366B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Moscow Hills → Apple River
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI08CA090

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to obtain/maintain directional control. Contributing factors were a crosswind and a snow bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane entered the airport traffic pattern, and he made a visual approach to runway 35 with a 90 degree crosswind. He stated that he was "slow" on final, and when he touched down using a soft field landing procedure, the airplane was "pushed" off the runway by a wind gust, contacted a snow bank with the left main landing gear tire, and nosed over. Both wings were damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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