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Cessna 170B N8321A

7 October 1979 · Schurz, Nevada, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 7 October 1979 at about 11:15 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8321A was involved in an accident during in flight near Schurz, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Schurz, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N8321A
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Hawthorne, Nv → Fallon, Nv
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3067

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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.

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