Cessna 172 N5511R
16 February 1971 · Riverdale, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1971 at about 14:08 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5511R was involved in an incident during in flight near Riverdale, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:08
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Riverdale, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- N Philadelphia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5511R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Toughkenamon, Pa → Philadelphia, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0008
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
R TANK 1 GAL, L TANK 1/2 GAL WATER.WING TANKS NOTDRAINED PRIOR TKOF-HAD PIPE TYPE PLUGS INSTALLED.
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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| 1 Feb 1971 | Cessna 172K | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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