Cessna 172F N5359R
1 September 1968 · Clewiston, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 September 1968 at about 12:50 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N5359R, operated by Florida Aerona, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clewiston, Florida, 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 12:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clewiston, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N5359R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Florida Aerona
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2951
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
STRUCK 45 FT HIGH LAMP POST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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