Cessna 172 N5932R
2 October 1966 · Sonoita Ariz, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 October 1966 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5932R, operated by Mercury Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sonoita Ariz, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sonoita Ariz, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thurber Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5932R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mercury Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3313
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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 ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT UNIMPROVED PRIVATE STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1966 | Cessna 172 | Thurman Colo, Colorado, United States | Western Avtn | No injuries | - |
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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |