Cessna 172F N7856U
24 December 1971 · Oneonta, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 December 1971 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N7856U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oneonta, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oneonta, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Robbins
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N7856U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4179
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
NO RCRDD NGT FLT.HIT TREES ABT 1MI BFR THRESHOLDRWY 24.PAX STATED HE AND PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING.
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 | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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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 | - |
| 10 May 1971 | Cessna 177 | Owosso, Michigan, United States | Metro Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-18 | Essex, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |