Cessna 172N N75819
20 December 1978 · Ada, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1978 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75819, operated by Universal Avia, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ada, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ada, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ada Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N75819
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Universal Avia
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Stillwater, Ok → Arlington, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4319
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER RPTD CLIMBING THRU 2500FT.FULL NOSE-UP TRIM.PIC BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 183MG%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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