Cessna 172E N3710S
6 June 1971 · Villalba, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 June 1971 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N3710S was involved in an accident during in flight near Villalba, Puerto Rico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Villalba, Puerto Rico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E
- Registration
- N3710S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Arecibo, Pr → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0922
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
BRFD BY INSTR TO REMAIN LCL DUE TO WX.OBSRVD IN, OUT OF CLDS VCNTY OBSCD MTN TOPS,20MI FRM ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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