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Cessna 170B N8238A

31 January 1974 · Palacios, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 January 1974 at about 00:01 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8238A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Palacios, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:01
Classification
Accident
Location
Palacios, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Palacios
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N8238A
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Nederland, Tex → Corpus Christi, Tex
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-0242

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

ENCNTRD FOG ON APCH. FLEW INTO GRND ON 3RD TRY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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