Cessna 172S N387AF

Summary

On 25 August 2010 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N387AF, operated by Frederick Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Frederick, Maryland, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 August 2010 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Freerick Municipal Airport (FDK)

Coordinates

39.4175, -77.3742

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N387AF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frederick Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ERA10CA468

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a Phase III inspection of the airplane, the Director of Maintenance for the operator noticed that the airplane's firewall was damaged. The damage was reported to the nearest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards District Office, and verified by the FAA. The damage occurred between the Phase II and Phase III inspection. The airplane had flown 48.2 hours since the Phase II inspection. According to the FAA, the damage was a result of a hard landing. The purpose of the flight and composition of the flight crew was not determined. In addition, the date, actual location, and time of the accident were not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.