Cessna 207 N1607U
4 March 1972 · San Salvdor, Other-Foreign Countries · Fatal
Summary
On 4 March 1972 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 207 registered N1607U was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Salvdor, Other-Foreign Countries. 6 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Salvdor, Other-Foreign Countries
- Nearest airport
- San Salvador
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207
- Registration
- N1607U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Stella Maris, Bahamas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0002
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 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
INVEST AND REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF BAHAMAS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 207 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1972 | Cessna 207 | Morven, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1972 | Cessna 207 | Cochrane, Wisconsin, United States | Air Taxi Oper* | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1971 | Cessna 207 | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | Island Air TRA | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1971 | Cessna 207 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Island Air Tr* | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1971 | Cessna 207 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | Capitol Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1973 | Cessna 207 | Troy, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 1972 | Cessna 172 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150G | Clark Afbase, Other-Foreign Countries | Clark Aero CLU | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | Ptd.bight, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Mrn Diablotin, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Sep 1972 | Lockheed 18 | Clarendon, Other-Foreign Countries | Karol Investme | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Virgin Gorda, Other-Foreign Countries | All Islands AI | No injuries | - |