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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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