Cessna 170 N8112A
18 April 1966 · Decatur Texas, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 April 1966 at about 01:14 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N8112A, operated by De Soto Aero, was involved in an accident during in flight near Decatur Texas, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur Texas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N8112A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- De Soto Aero
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0224
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1966 | Cessna 170B | Powell Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1966 | Cessna 170 | Alexandria Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1966 | Cessna 170B | Waco Tex, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1966 | Cessna 170B | Johnson City Tenn, Tennessee, United States | Louisa County | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1966 | Cessna 170B | Grand Rapids Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1966 | Cessna 170B | Roswell N Mex, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |