Cessna 172N N738JL
23 December 1979 · Elko, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1979 at about 14:43 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N738JL, operated by Wings West Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elko, Nevada, 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 14:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elko, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elko Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N738JL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wings West Inc
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4026
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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172K | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1979 | Cessna 172M | Schroon Lake, New York, United States | Bellomo Leasin | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1979 | Cessna 172 | Redfield, Arkansas, United States | Hiegle Aviaton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172M | Newport, Arkansas, United States | Trojan Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172M | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1979 | Cessna 172 | Brawley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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