Cessna 170B N2278D
20 September 1975 · Goldfield, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 September 1975 at about 09:21 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2278D was involved in an accident during in flight near Goldfield, Nevada, 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 09:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goldfield, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2278D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Inyokern, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2607
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
LOOKING FOR LOST GOLD MINE. RECOVERY DATE 9/21/75.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1975 | Cessna 170B | Fayetteville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1975 | Cessna 170 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1975 | Cessna 170 | Roscoe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1975 | Cessna 170 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1975 | Cessna 170B | Wrightwood, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1975 | Cessna 170 | Enfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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