- Date
- September 16, 1985, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wray, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N61788Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850916049779A
- Case key
- 16762
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Aborted landing - selectedCause
Go-around - attemptedCause
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Lack of total experienceCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The student pilot was on her first solo flight. She stated that she was attempted her first landing and while on approach to the runway shw decided that it 'wasn't quite right.' She executed a go-around but the aircraft struck the ground and cartwheeled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61788
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264801
- Airframe hours
- 803
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Elizabeth Sherlock
- Registered owner
- Lucille Bledsoe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 26, 1985 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- 2V5 · Wray Muni, runway 14, 5,000 × 90 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 17 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.