Cessna 172 N20739
4 July 1979 · Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 July 1979 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N20739 was involved in an accident during in flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- First Flight
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N20739
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Elizabeth City, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2647
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
FSS SPECIALIST ADVISED PILOT HE DID NOT RECOMMEND VFR FLT AT THAT TIME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB 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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| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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