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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Bennington, VT · October 26, 2009

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Date: October 26, 2009 · 19:00 local
Place: Bennington, VT
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N55479
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming N/A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 173 total44 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N55479Registration cancelled Mar 13, 2012 · Cessna 172PS/N 17275191 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed west milfery, NJ for a 2 hour local flight. Aircraft was viewed shooting approaches (approx 1830HRS) to runway 13. After approximatley 4 approaches, aircraft crashed into whipstick hill. The crash sight was about 200 yards downhill from the whipstick beacon.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WEST MILFERY, NJ FOR A 2 HOUR LOCAL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS VIEWED SHOOTING APPROACHES (APPROX 1830HRS) TO RUNWAY 13. AFTER APPROXIMATLEY 4 APPROACHES, AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WHIPSTICK HILL. THE CRASH SIGHT WAS ABOUT 200 YARDS DOWNHILL FROM THE WHIPSTICK BEACON.

Other reports on N55479 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970722027459IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Syracuse, NYNarrative: on 7/22/97 at 1545 EDT a Cessna 172 being operated by a private pilot damaged the propeller while landing at the Syracuse int'l airport in Syracuse, NY. The aircraft experienced a sudden loss of direcitonal control on the runway and damaged the…Jul 22, 1997 · Minor damage Incident 19940409012509ILevel Off Touchdown · Syracuse, NYPilot had a propeller strike on landing.Apr 9, 1994 · Minor damage