Cessna 172 N738HU
4 February 1981 · Bellingham, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1981 at about 08:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N738HU, operated by Wings Aloft FL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bellingham, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bellingham, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bellingham
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N738HU
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wings Aloft FL
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Seattle, Wa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0166
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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DISTRACTED BY FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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