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Cessna 172 N8303U

3 January 1968 · Richland, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 January 1968 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8303U, operated by TRI City Awys, was involved in an accident during in flight near Richland, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Richland, Washington, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N8303U
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
TRI City Awys
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Other
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2528

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 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

STRUCK PHONE WIRE ACROSS RIVER. FLEW TO HOME STATION. WILD FOWL COUNT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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