Cessna 172E N3886S
4 July 1973 · Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 July 1973 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N3886S, operated by Island Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E
- Registration
- N3886S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Hilton Head, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1893
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 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
TOOK OFF FROM SANDY STUBBLE FLD ABOUT 1960 FT LONG.DIDNT USE 1ST 200 FT.HIT 50 FT TREES AT BORDER.
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 |
| 15 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172K | San Diego, California, United States | Jims Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 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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