Cessna WREN N3472R
20 July 1968 · Keller, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1968 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna WREN registered N3472R, operated by Wren Aircraft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Keller, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Keller, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna WREN
- Registration
- N3472R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wren Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4892
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
EXPERIMENTAL TEST FLT. AILERON FLUTTER CAUSED L WING TO FAIL, SEPARATE AT LOW ALT. CP BAILED OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna WREN accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1968 | Cessna WREN | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1967 | Cessna WREN | Laurel, Maryland, United States | Wren Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1970 | Cessna WREN | Fort Washakie, Wyoming, United States | Coleman Flying | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |