Cessna 172N N738FR
4 September 1979 · Pinnacle, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 September 1979 at about 19:07 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N738FR, operated by Riggins Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pinnacle, North Carolina, 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 19:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pinnacle, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N738FR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Riggins Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Winston-Salem, Nc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2881
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
FRONT SEAT PSGR WAS FORMER AEROBATIC CHAMPION, CODEINE LVL 0.06MG%.
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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