Cessna 172E N3887S
26 May 1966 · Wendover Nev, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 May 1966 at about 12:59 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N3887S, operated by Cooke@S MacHin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wendover Nev, Nevada, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wendover Nev, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E
- Registration
- N3887S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cooke@S MacHin
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0449
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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
DENSITY ALT.9900 FT.PILOT DID NOT INITIATE ENROUTE CLIMB IN TIME TO CLEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
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 | - |
| 19 Sep 1966 | Cessna 172 | Puyallup Wash, Washington, United States | Alco Air | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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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 | - |
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