Cessna 177 N29490
13 September 1969 · Polk City, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1969 at about 20:25 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29490, operated by Plaza Flying C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Polk City, Iowa, United States. 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 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Polk City, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dodge
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N29490
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Plaza Flying C
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Mankato, Minn → Des Moines, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3914
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
R FUEL TANK NOT FULL PRIOR TO T/O.PLT DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK AMOUNT OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1969 | Cessna 177 | Stone Mtn., Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Aug 1969 | Cessna 177 | Ashland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 29 May 1969 | Cessna 177 | W Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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