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Cessna 172RG N9682B

2 December 1983 · Cross City, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 2 December 1983 at about 00:12 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N9682B was involved in an accident near Cross City, Florida, 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 00:12
Classification
Accident
Location
Cross City, Florida, United States
Coordinates
29.6301, -83.1201
Aircraft
Cessna 172RG
Registration
N9682B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Crystal River → Dothan
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MIA84FA038

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

WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF CROSS CITY THE PLT REQUESTED VFR FLT FOLLOWING FROM JACKSONVILLE ARTCC. WHILE HE WAS IN RADIO &RADAR CONTACT, THE CONTROLLER SUDDENLY LOST RADAR CONTACT WITH THE FLT. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE ACFT MADE A RAPID DESCENT FROM THE CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 4,500 FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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