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Cessna 170A N5420C

24 June 1979 · Raymond, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 24 June 1979 at about 21:20 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N5420C was involved in an accident during in flight near Raymond, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Raymond, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 170A
Registration
N5420C
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Rolling Fork, Ms → Magee, Ms
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-1250

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

PLT DID NOT CHECK NAV LIGHTS & BEACON OPN.FOUND INOP IN FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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