Cessna 172 N1388Y
15 May 1966 · E.syracuse Ny, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 May 1966 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1388Y, operated by Utica Aircraft, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near E.syracuse Ny, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- E.syracuse Ny, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hancock
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N1388Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Utica Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0480
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH.AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW FROM 3-MILES OUT TO PT.OF IMPACT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
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