Cessna 172 N73345

Summary

On 14 October 2018 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N73345, operated by Vermont Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Vergennes, Vermont, 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.

Date

14 October 2018 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Vergennes, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Basin Harbor (B06)

Coordinates

44.1958, -73.3494

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N73345

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Vermont Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Vergennes

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA024

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while taxiing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after landing on a 3,000 by 90 ft turf runway, he back taxied on the runway. While back taxiing along the left edge of the runway, he moved his airplane as far to the left as possible to create maximum separation from an airplane that was landing. He recalled that he was focused on the other airplane's landing when his airplane's left wing collided with tall vegetation and a tree. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.