- Date
- September 15, 1985, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Emporia, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61624Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850915069549A
- Case key
- 34034
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Two plts were on board. The lt seat plt was making the landing when a gust of wind caused the acft to become misaligned with the rwy. The rt seat plt took control of the acft and attempted a go-around. The rt seat plt said he aimed for a clear spot btw trees to climb through but the horizontal stabilizer hit a tree and the acft crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61624
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264682
- Airframe hours
- 2,524
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Av-Am Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Airport
- EMP · Emporia Muni, runway 18, 4,950 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 66 total · 64 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EMP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N61624 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.