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Cessna 172K N79141

28 April 1974 · Gold Beach, Oregon, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 28 April 1974 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79141 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gold Beach, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Gold Beach, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Gold Beach
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172K
Registration
N79141
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Santa Barbara, Calif
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0833

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 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

RISING TERRAIN.GUSTS TO 35K.EXCEEDED ALLOWABLE TKOF WT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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