Cessna 177B N30844
20 March 1971 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 20 March 1971 at about 15:18 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N30844 was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. 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 15:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N30844
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Andros Isld, Bahamas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0304
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
3 ACFT HEARD PLT DECLARE MAYDAY, WAS DITCHING.NO POS REPT RECD.ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 28 Mar 1971 | Cessna 177 | Warner Spg, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Youngs Flying | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Beechcraft A23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Aces Flying CL | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150J | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Pompano Beach | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Burgess Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Willi Aero, Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |