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Cessna 172 N4262F

25 April 1971 · Darrington, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 25 April 1971 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4262F, operated by Bert I Thompso, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Darrington, Washington, United States. 4 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 14:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Darrington, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Darrington Muni
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N4262F
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Bert I Thompso
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1350

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 1 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 NEWLY ERRECTED HI LINES, ON 32FT HI POLES, APRX 260FT E OF RWY 27 THRESHOLD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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