Cessna 120 N3177N
17 March 1966 · Gardiner Wash, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1966 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N3177N was involved in an accident during in flight near Gardiner Wash, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gardiner Wash, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N3177N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 INITIATED THE FLIGHT AGAINST HIS INSTRUCTORS ADVICE-CONTINUED INTO REPORTED TURBULENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1966 | Cessna 120 | Alderwood Wash, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1966 | Cessna 120 | Lincoln Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1966 | Cessna 120 | Duncan Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1966 | Cessna 120 | Morganton Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1966 | Cessna 120 | Jonesboro Ga, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1966 | Cessna 120 | Wheeling Ill, Illinois, United States | Glenview Naval | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |