NONE · Cessna 172 · 1997-09-28 · KUTZTOWN, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC97LA189
Event ID
20001208X08918
Type
Accident
Date
1997-09-28
Location
KUTZTOWN, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.520957, -75.769424
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172
Registration
N5338E
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's pilot's selection of the wrong runway, the resultant tailwind, and the encounter with a cornfield beside the runway.