Cessna 170A N5744C
25 September 1966 · N.wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 September 1966, a Cessna 170A registered N5744C was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near N.wilkesboro, North Carolina, 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
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- N.wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wilkes County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N5744C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 2-1123
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
PLT PLANNED 0530 TAKEOFF. 0730 OBSERVED ARPT VISIBILITY 1/10 MILE OR LESS DUE TO GROUND FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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