Cessna 172F N5552R
18 September 1971 · Capitan, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 September 1971 at about 09:15 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N5552R, operated by United Coopera, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Capitan, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Capitan, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N5552R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- United Coopera
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Albuquerque, N Mex → Roswell, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3272
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
FLEW INTO KNOWN ICING COND.UN MAINTAIN ALT, TRIEDTO LND ON ROAD.NO PITOT HEAT OR DE-ICER EQUIPMENT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Jun 1971 | Cessna 172D | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Skylife, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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| 26 Aug 1971 | Cessna 172 | Julian, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Feb 1971 | Cessna 172K | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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