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Cessna 177B N1477C

30 September 1982 · Guadalupita, New Mexico, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 30 September 1982 at about 16:33 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N1477C, operated by David L. Shofner, was involved in an accident near Guadalupita, New Mexico, 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 16:33
Classification
Accident
Location
Guadalupita, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 177B
Registration
N1477C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
David L. Shofner
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Delhart → Winslow
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW82FQA27

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PILOT ON CROSS-COUNTRY IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A 11,055 FOOT MOUNTAIN AT THE 10,800 FOOT LEVEL. THE MOUNTAINS WERE OBSCURED AT THE TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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