Cessna 177 N2229Y
19 December 1973 · St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1973 at about 16:51 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2229Y was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 2 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 16:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry Truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2229Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4000
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
INTERNAL MUFFLER BAFFLES BROKEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1973 | Cessna 177RG | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1973 | Cessna 177 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1973 | Cessna 177 | Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1973 | Cessna 177 | Birmingham, Michigan, United States | Aero-Flight | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1973 | Cessna 177B | Santa Ynez, California, United States | Aviation Assoc | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1973 | Cessna 177 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |