Cessna 177B N34478
30 August 1974 · Moundridge, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 August 1974 at about 01:50 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34478 was involved in an accident during in flight near Moundridge, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moundridge, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moundridge
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N34478
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3002
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
GROUND FOG FORMED SHORTLY AFTR FLT DPTD ARPT.PHASE OF FLT UNK.WRECKAGE 1 1/2MI N OF ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1974 | Cessna 177 | Smithville, New Jersey, United States | Waynes Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1974 | Cessna 177 | New Lenox, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Oct 1974 | Cessna 177 | Waynesville, North Carolina, United States | Robert Shaw | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1974 | Cessna 177 | McLouth, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1974 | Cessna 177 | Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1974 | Cessna 177 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Trans Air Avia | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |