ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355629
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| Date: | Friday 4 July 1997 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8189B |
| MSN: | 29989 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aguiguan Island, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SAIPAN |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness reported that the pilot had returned to the island airstrip to pick up passengers. The aircraft landed and swerved to the left cutting the tops of the Tangantangan trees. The pilot refused to submit a written statement to the Safety Board. In an interview with the FAA, the pilot reported that he was carrying supplies to the island for the workers who were clearing a wider path for the aircraft to land on. On final approach the pilot lined up left of the runway, clipping trees with the left wing. FAA records disclosed that the pilot was denied a medical in 1996.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment while landing on an undeveloped private dirt strip.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA239
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 13:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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