Accident Cessna 172XP N736YA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382703
 
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Date:Wednesday 19 January 1983
Time:11:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172XP
Owner/operator:Bowman Irrigation Inc.
Registration: N736YA
MSN: R1722883
Year of manufacture:1978
Total airframe hrs:1554 hours
Engine model:Continental IO-360-1C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Harmony, WY -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Pine Bluff, WY (82V)
Destination airport:Harmony, WY
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF A PASTURE FIELD DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT HAD DECIDED TO LAND IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO AVOID POWERLINES AND DID NOT CONSIDER DIRECTION OF THE WIND. FULL FLAPS DID NOT SLOW THE ACFT EFFECTIVELY GOING DOWNWIND AND THE ACFT BOUNCED WITH EXCESS SPEED BEFORE STARTING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT RAN OUT OF LANDING AREA AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN83LA051
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN83LA051

Revision history:

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