Cessna 172K N46446
13 March 1971 · Killeen, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1971 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N46446, operated by FT Hood Aero C, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Killeen, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Killeen, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gray Army Airfld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N46446
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- FT Hood Aero C
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0114
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 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
INCREASE IN GLIDER ALT CAUSED TOW PLANE TO PITCHNOSE DWN.BOTH PLTS SLOW TO RELEASE.GLIDER LNDD OK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1971 | Cessna 172D | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Skylife, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1971 | Cessna 172 | Electric Cty, Washington, United States | Coulee Barons | No injuries | - |
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | 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 | - |
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| 29 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-18 | Essex, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |