Cessna 172C N8482X
21 January 1971 · Mission, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 21 January 1971 at about 00:05 local time, a Cessna 172C registered N8482X, operated by Whatcom Flyers, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mission, Canada. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mission, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C
- Registration
- N8482X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Whatcom Flyers
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Friday Harbor, Wash → Bellingham, Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 6-0054
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Ft.st.john, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1971 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Alberta, Canada | Skyhook Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1971 | Beechcraft M35 | Oshawa, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Calgary, Canada | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Fairchild PT-26 | Carp, Canada | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1971 | Cessna 310H | Malton, Canada | - | No injuries | - |