Cessna 172 N7355A
9 January 1982 · Fruit Vale, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1982 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7355A, operated by Charles Harris, was involved in an accident near Fruit Vale, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fruit Vale, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- 32.6790, -95.7992
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7355A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles Harris
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fruit Vale → Fruit Vale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE APPROACH HE WAS MOMENTARILY BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TOP WIRE ON A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY PULLING IT DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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