Cessna 175A N6857E
7 May 1972 · Boonville, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 May 1972, a Cessna 175A registered N6857E, operated by Washington AER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Boonville, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boonville, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175A
- Registration
- N6857E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Washington AER
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Trenton, Nj → Evansville, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0709
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
RECOVERED 11/3/73.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 175C | Independnce, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1972 | Cessna 175 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Heidel Homes I | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1972 | Cessna 175 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1972 | Cessna 175 | Port Charlote, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1972 | Cessna 175B | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 175R | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |