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Cessna 172RG N6418V

10 April 1983 · Gainesville, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 10 April 1983 at about 01:20 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6418V was involved in an accident near Gainesville, 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 01:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Coordinates
29.6491, -82.3206
Aircraft
Cessna 172RG
Registration
N6418V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cedar Key → Archer
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MIA83FA113

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

THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 8 MILES FROM THE INTENDED DESTINATION DURING WEATHER ON A DARK NIGHT. THE PLT HAD GONE OUTBOUND THAT AFTERNOON WITH TWO PASSENGERS WHO DID NOT RETURN WITH HIM BECAUSE OF MOTION SICKNESS. ACCORDING TO THE ONE OF HIS FORMER INSTRUCTORS THE PLT HAD A TENDENCY TO 'PRESS THE WEATHER.' HE HAD BEEN ADVISED NOT TO FLY ON THIS DAY AND HIS RELATIVES ASKED HIM NOT TO TRY THE RETURN TRIP BECAUSE OF DARKNESS AND WEATHER. HE WENT ANYWAY BECAUSE OF AN IMPENDING TRIP THE NEXT DAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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