ERA17WA193

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Chernihiv, Ukraine · May 26, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 26, 2017, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
Place
Chernihiv, Ukraine
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
UR-WTACessna 172
Defining event
Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
95248

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On May 26, 2017, about 1200 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 172M, Ukrainian registration UR-WTA, was substantially damaged when it impacted a one-story building after takeoff from the Pivtsi Airport, Chernihiv, Ukraine. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Ukrainian flight regulations.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the National Bureau for Incidents and Accidents Investigation of Civil Aircraft (NBAAI) of Ukraine. Further information can be obtained from: National Bureau for Incidents and Accidents Investigation of Civil Aircraft Prospekt Peremohy 14 01135 Kyiv Ukraine Tel/Fax.: (380) 44 351-4338 E-mail: info@nbaai.gov.ua Website: www.nbaai.gov.ua This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Ukrainian Government.

Aircraft

Registration
UR-WTA
Reported as
Cessna 172 (M)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
Chernihiv
Flight plan
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
Fatal
Medical
Unknown, Unknown

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