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Cessna 150E N3971U

2 February 1974 · Gilchrist, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 February 1974 at about 10:50 local time, a Cessna 150E registered N3971U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Gilchrist, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Gilchrist, Texas, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 150E
Registration
N3971U
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Anahauc, Tex → Galveston, Tex
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0087

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 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

PLT ATTMPTD PRECAUTNRY LNDG ON BEACH. WASNT AUTHTO MAKE FLT BY IP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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