Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172D N2379U

8 February 1969 · Couts, Canada · No injuries

Summary

On 8 February 1969 at about 13:25 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2379U, operated by W.h.flyers Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Couts, Canada. 3 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 13:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Couts, Canada
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172D
Registration
N2379U
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
W.h.flyers Inc
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Prince Albert, Can → Cutbank, Mont
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0071

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL.HAD TO LND IN SNOW.INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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