Cessna 177 N30245
20 September 1972 · Natchez, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1972 at about 03:10 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N30245 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Natchez, Mississippi, 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 03:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Natchez, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hardy-Anders
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N30245
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Clarksdale, Miss → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3596
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
RECOVERY DATE 3/8/73.PLT BELIEVED ON CIRCLING APCH TO ARPT.WEA OBS MADE ABOUT 50 MIN AFTER ACCDT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1972 | Cessna 177 | Papillion, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1972 | Cessna 177 | Spencer, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1972 | Cessna 177 | Carefree, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1972 | Cessna 177 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Miss.school of | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 177 | N Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | South Dade AVI | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1972 | Cessna 177 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| 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 | - |