Wheat Repl CW-JR N4N
4 July 1972 · Oregon, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 July 1972 at about 07:15 local time, a Wheat Repl CW-JR registered N4N was involved in an accident during in flight near Oregon, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oregon, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fortescue
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Wheat Repl CW-JR
- Registration
- N4N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Omaha, Nebr → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0990
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
OBS HEARD ENG CEASE.SAW ACFT PITCH DOWN TO L.PLTFELL FROM ACFT.SEAT BELT FOUND OPEN AND UNDMGD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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