Cessna 177 N2309Y
5 July 1971 · El Dorado, Arkansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 July 1971 at about 12:45 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2309Y, operated by Eagle Flying S, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Downtown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2309Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eagle Flying S
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Ft.worth, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1180
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
OBS SAW L DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE ABOUT 3 TIMES. WGSWERE WOBBLING. PLT HAD 6 HRS IN HI WG ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1971 | Cessna 177 | Owosso, Michigan, United States | Metro Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1971 | Cessna 177 | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1971 | Cessna 177B | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 1971 | Cessna 177 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Precision Heli | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1971 | Cessna 177 | Julian, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1971 | Cessna 177 | Drummond, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |