Cessna 172 N20501
17 January 1976 · Block Island, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1976 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N20501, operated by Airnav Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. 4 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Block Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N20501
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airnav Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Farmingdale, Ny → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0458
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
WIND 25-30MPH GUSTING 50MPH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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