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Cessna 150H N6947S

4 June 1972 · Lexington, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 4 June 1972 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N6947S, operated by Cincinnati Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lexington, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150H
Registration
N6947S
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Cincinnati Air
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Manchester, Ky → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Moonlight-Bright)
NTSB number
3-0467

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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

RAN OUT OF FUEL, LND IN CORN FLD. R FUEL IND STUCK AT 3/4 FULL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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