Cessna 172H N3258L
20 September 1974 · Bluebell, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1974 at about 04:10 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N3258L was involved in an accident during in flight near Bluebell, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bluebell, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wings Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N3258L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3111
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
RCVD ASSIST FM PHL TWR.PASSED OVR ARPT.PLT RPTD GND IN SIGHT, DESCENDED TO FIND ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 Jan 1974 | Cessna 172 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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