Cessna 172 N46461
21 June 1971 · Bridgeport, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1971 at about 05:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N46461, operated by Ridpath Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bridgeport, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bridgeport, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N46461
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ridpath Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Meacham, Tex → Lubbock, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0896
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT TOOK OFF IN PREDAWN DARKNESS INTO AN AREA OFFCST TSTM ACTVTY.DITCHED IN LAKE.ACFT NOT RCVRD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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