Cessna 172N accident near Terre Haute, IN
On August 25, 2016, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Terre Haute, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 25, 2016
- Place
- Terre Haute, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.549°N, 87.369°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160825X20130
Official records · CEN16FA333
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 25, 2016, about 1905 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N single-engine airplane, N17SK, collided with trees and a house while on final approach to runway 26 at the Sky King Airport (3I3) located near Terre Haute, Indiana. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the pilot-rated passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to the pilot-rated passenger and operated by the private pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the local flight that departed 3I3 about 1817. According to the pilot-rated passenger/airplane owner, the airplane was for sale, and the purpose of the flight was to demonstrate the airplane to the private pilot, who was a potential buyer. The owner reported that the flight began with him flying from the left pilot seat and the potential buyer seated in the right pilot seat. After departing runway 26 at 3I3, the flight proceeded direct to Edgar County Airport (PRG), Paris, Indiana, where the owner made an uneventful landing on runway 27. After a short back-taxi, he departed runway 27 for the return flight to 3I3. The owner made an uneventful full-stop landing on runway 26 at 3I3. After the landing, the potential buyer asked if he could fly the airplane in the traffic pattern. The owner agreed, and they switched seats to allow the potential buyer to fly the airplane from the left pilot seat. The owner reported that the potent
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a normal approach path to the runway, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree and a house during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
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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.
