Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172E N5465T

31 July 1971 · Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 31 July 1971 at about 21:12 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N5465T was involved in an accident during in flight near Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:12
Classification
Accident
Location
Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172E
Registration
N5465T
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-1782

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

CTL TWR PERS TRIED TO VECTOR PLT TO ARPT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .239 PCT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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