Cessna 172 N52519
15 June 2010 · Traverse City, Michigan, United States · Unknown
Summary
On 15 June 2010 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N52519, operated by Northwestern Michigan College, was involved in an accident near Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Traverse City, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)
- Coordinates
- 44.7414, -85.5822
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N52519
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northwestern Michigan College
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Traverse City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA325
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Damage to the firewall for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a scheduled 50/100 hour inspection by the operator, the engine firewall was discovered to be bent and wrinkled when the engine cowl was removed. Following the discovery, the operator performed a hard landing inspection of the airplane. The operator stated that a hard landing was not reported by any of its students or flight instructors.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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