Cessna 172R accident near Greenfield, IN
On June 17, 1998, a Cessna 172R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greenfield, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 17, 1998
- Place
- Greenfield, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.789°N, 85.770°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10250
NTSB summary
On June 17, 1998, at 1358 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172R, N387MA, received substantial damage while landing on runway 25 (5,500'x100') at the Mount Comfort Airport, Greenfield, Indiana. The pilot of the airplane became incapacitated during the flight and the passenger, who was not a pilot, landed the airplane. The pilot was pronounced dead following the landing and the passenger was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The flight originated from Muncie, Indiana, at 1312 eastern standard time. The passenger, an 81-year old non-pilot, reported that he and the pilot departed Metro Airport, around 1030 est and flew to Muncie, Indiana, where they had lunch. He stated that approximately five minutes after takeoff from Muncie on the way back to the Metro Airport, the pilot became incapacitated. The passenger stated that when the pilot passed out he must have contacted the control yoke as the airplane entered a descent. He stated he recalled they flew to Muncie at an altitude of 2,200 feet so he pulled back on the control yoke until the airplane reached 2,200 feet. He stated that when then pilot did not respond to him, he pulled the headset off the pilot, picked up the microphone and began transmitting over the radio that he needed help. He stated that he received a response from one pilot followed shortly thereafter by a response from another pilot. This second pilot was a commercial pilot flying a PA-28R, N9476N. The passenger reported that once hearing from the pilot of N9
Probable cause
the pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack. A factor in the accident was the passenger's, a non-pilot, improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in an overload failure of the nose gear.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
