Cessna 172G N4678L
6 February 1971 · Marshalltown, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 February 1971 at about 10:57 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N4678L, operated by Montgomery COU, was involved in an accident during in flight near Marshalltown, Iowa, 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 10:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N4678L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Montgomery COU
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ottumwa, Iowa → Mankato, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0027
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
COLLIDED ALMOST HEAD ON. VERT FIN, RUDDER SEPARATED FROM C-172. BOTH ACFT BLENDED WITH GRND COVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 Feb 1971 | Cessna 172K | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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