Cessna 172 N5735A
23 January 1966 · Rockton Ill, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 January 1966 at about 15:10 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5735A, operated by Business Mens, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rockton Ill, Illinois, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockton Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wagon Wheel Airpk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5735A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Business Mens
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0091
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 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 OF N2712P FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID N5735A.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Mar 1966 | Cessna 172 | Morristown Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1966 | Cessna 172 | Plainview Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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