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Cessna 421B N5977M

3 July 1972 · Pataskala, Ohio, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 3 July 1972 at about 11:32 local time, a Cessna 421B registered N5977M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pataskala, Ohio, 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 11:32
Classification
Accident
Location
Pataskala, Ohio, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 421B
Registration
N5977M
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Ann Arbor, Mich → Columbus, Ohio
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1008

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

PLT HAD MODERATE TO SEVERE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. HITTREES AND PWR LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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