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Cessna 177 N2978X

4 August 1970 · Clinton, Maryland, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 August 1970 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2978X, operated by Prince George, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Clinton, Maryland, 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 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Clinton, Maryland, United States
Nearest airport
Hyde
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 177
Registration
N2978X
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Prince George
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Bowling Green, Va
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3281

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

HIT TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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