Cessna 177 N2271Y
27 May 1971 · New Castle, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 May 1971 at about 23:05 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2271Y was involved in an accident during in flight near New Castle, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Castle, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2271Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Roanoke, Va → Beckly, W Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0934
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
0.5 HRS TOTAL NITE TIME. BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.08 PERCENT BY WEIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| 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 | - |
| 20 Mar 1971 | Cessna 177B | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | 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 | - |