Cessna 180G N4709U
9 April 1972 · Cotulla, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 April 1972 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N4709U, operated by LAY Constructi, was involved in an accident during in flight near Cotulla, Texas, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cotulla, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180G
- Registration
- N4709U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- LAY Constructi
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Brackettville, Tex → Corpus Christi, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0668
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
LOST CTL UNDER LOW OCST ON DARK NITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1972 | Cessna 180B | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Sep 1972 | Cessna 180 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1972 | Cessna 180B | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1972 | Cessna 180 | Circle Pines, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Cessna 180 | Akron, New York, United States | Frontier Sky D | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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