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Cessna 172N N2380E

5 September 1983 · Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 5 September 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2380E was involved in an accident near Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
35.1009, -106.6809
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N2380E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
FTW83LA420

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 1 3

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 WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE LOCAL MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN & ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN. THE ACFT STALLED & CRASHED ON REDONDO PEAK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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