Cessna 172 N20648
15 May 1973 · Mason City, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1973 at about 07:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N20648, operated by Iowa Conservat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mason City, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mason City, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N20648
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Iowa Conservat
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Spirit Lake, Iowa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1359
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
HIT RADIO TOWER DURING WATER FOWL CENSUS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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