Cessna 172F N8509U
19 October 1973 · Lafayette, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1973 at about 19:46 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8509U, operated by Fly By Nite In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lafayette, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Purdue University
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N8509U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fly By Nite In
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Wadsworth, Ohio → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2974
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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
WINDS STRONGER THAN PLANNED.FSS ASIST, PLT OBSVD LITE OF OTR ARPT CONT FLT TO PLANNED DEST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Cessna 172F | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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| 10 Nov 1973 | Cessna 172L | Zapata, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |
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