Aviation Accident Summary MKC85LA216

EMPORIA, KS, USA

Aircraft #1

N61624

CESSNA 172M

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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