Cessna 182 N3797U
24 March 1971 · Jerome, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 March 1971 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3797U, operated by Bruce Church, I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jerome, Arizona, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jerome, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N3797U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bruce Church, I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Scottsdale, Ariz → Las Vegas, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0298
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
RECOVERY DATE 4/22/71. DARK NITE, SPARSE LTG IN AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1971 | Cessna 182 | Outlook, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Cessna 182K | Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 7 Mar 1971 | Cessna 182 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Sara Flying In | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1971 | Cessna 182G | Watonga, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1971 | Cessna 182K | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Berry Tractor | Fatal | 2 |
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