Accident: Cessna 172P
Oct 15, 2022 · Elizabethtown, KY
NTSB numberERA23LA031Event id20221021106171
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue the taxi without visual reference to the surface, due to his vision being impaired by darkness and glare, which resulted in the airplane’s departure from the paved surface and impact with a ditch. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the pilot.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N63663
- Year built
- 1981
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Taxi-from runway Navigation error
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX)0 nm (0 km) south
- Godman Army Air Field (FTK)13 nm (25 km) north
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