Cessna 172C N8440X
18 April 1976 · Orchard, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1976 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172C registered N8440X was involved in an accident during in flight near Orchard, Iowa, United States. 3 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orchard, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C
- Registration
- N8440X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Forest City, Ia → Cresco, Ia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0798
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
VALVE ROCKER ARM FAILED.2HRS SINCE ENG OVERHAUL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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