N6713H – Cessna 172 – 1998-11-01 NTSB Accident Report

On November 01, 1998, a Cessna 172 (N6713H) was involved in an incident near Creve Coeur, MO. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed during landing. A related factor was the dark night conditions.

On October 31, 1998, at 2345 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N6713H, was substantially damaged during landing. The pilot was making a night landing to an unlighted grass runway. The airplane landed long and went off the end of the runway and nosed over in a field. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Poplar Bluff, Missouri, en route to Creve Coeur Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.

The pilot reported that he "...was too high at the threshold..." and, "...landed too far down the runway to allow the plane to stop before it ran off the end of the runway... ." He reported that the visibility was poor due to darkness.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI99LA018. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N6713H.