Cessna 172 N3917L
30 August 1970 · Sunspot, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1970 at about 08:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3917L was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sunspot, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sunspot, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Timberon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N3917L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → El Paso, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3439
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
UN CLB ABV RISING TRRN.DNSTY ALT 7800FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1970 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | East Hampton F | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 172F | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Southeastern | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1970 | Cessna 172F | Weatherford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Marshall, Michigan, United States | Muncie Novelty | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 172 | Wheelock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |