Cessna 172 C-GHUS
16 March 1978 · Lynden, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 March 1978 at about 15:32 local time, a Cessna 172 registered C-GHUS, operated by Coastal Pacifi, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lynden, Washington, United States. One person was on board. In all, 3 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lynden, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- C-GHUS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Coastal Pacifi
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Abbottsford, Bc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0003
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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
NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1978 | Cessna 172 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | James Noring | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Apr 1978 | Cessna 172 | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | Hiegel Aviaton | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172M | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | Rockford Const | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172M | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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