Cessna 172N N2411E
21 April 1981 · Gorst, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 April 1981 at about 01:20 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2411E, operated by Wings Aloft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gorst, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gorst, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kitsap County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N2411E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wings Aloft
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Elma, Wa → Seattle, Wa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1136
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
VFR FLT NOT RCMDD.STRUCK GUY WIRE NR TOP OF TV TWR ON DARK NGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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