Cessna 172A N6843X
26 May 2009 · Glenburn, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 2009 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N6843X was involved in an accident near Glenburn, Maine, 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 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glenburn, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lucky Landings Marina & SPB (06B)
- Coordinates
- 44.9069, -68.8050
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172A
- Registration
- N6843X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bangor → Glenburn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA309
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed on runway 01, a 1,900-foot-long grass runway. He stated that he was “too high, too fast on final.” The airplane overran the end of the runway, went up an embankment, and sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The winds reported at an airport 6 miles to the south of the accident location were 210 degrees at 8 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172P | Livermore, California, United States | Wollard Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172N | Johnson County Exec Airport, Kansas, United States | Registration Pending | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Cessna 172M | Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States | Round Top Flyers LLC | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2009 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Lewiston, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Cessna U206F | Islesboro, Maine, United States | Waters Aero Marine Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Maule M7 | Turner, Maine, United States | Tamilyn Slowey | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2009 | Boeing A75N1 | Livermore Falls, Maine, United States | Smith Mark D | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2009 | Eurocopter EC130 | Deer Isle, Maine, United States | Highland Helicopter (Isle of Man) Limited | Minor injuries | - |