ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376757
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| Date: | Sunday 14 July 1985 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N12334 |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1558 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Statesville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE EN ROUTE, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED REDUCED VISIBILITY & HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING THE AIRSTRIP. HIS 1ST APCH TO LAND WAS HIGH & HE MADE A GO-AROUND. THE PLT LANDED ON HIS 2ND ATTEMPT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE WET GRASS RWY. HE DELAYED ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND UNTIL THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO CLEAR POWER LINES AT THE DEPARTURE END. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT END OF THE RWY & THE LEFT WING HIT A SMALL TREE BEFORE THE ACFT STOPPED. ABOUT 40 MI SOUTH AT CHARLOTTE, NC, THE WX WAS, IN PART: 800 FT BROKEN, VISIBILITY 4 MI WITH FOG, WIND 260 DEG AT 3 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85LA211
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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