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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