Cessna 172G N5801R
4 February 1968 · Aspen, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 February 1968 at about 13:50 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N5801R was involved in an accident during in flight near Aspen, Colorado, 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
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aspen, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N5801R
- 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
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0240
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
RECOVERY DATE 2/9/68. ACFT NEAR GROSS WT, WAS OVERLOADED FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS OF WINDS, ALTITUDE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1968 | Cessna 172 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 5 Sep 1968 | Cessna 172B | Niles, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Apr 1968 | Cessna 172D | New Market, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 172 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1968 | Cessna 172 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | Raleigh Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1968 | Cessna 172E | Susanville, California, United States | Clark Construt | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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