Cessna 172 N6151E
29 October 1971 · Opal, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 October 1971 at about 11:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6151E, operated by Skyways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Opal, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opal, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N6151E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skyways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Thermopolis, Wyo → Farmington, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3316
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
PLT HAD WAITED 2 DAYS DUE WEA.WAS ADVSD BY FSS AND ANOTHER PLT OF ADVERSE WEA ENRT. RCVRD 11/2/71.
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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| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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