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Cessna 172N N738RW

1 July 1984 · Blanco, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 July 1984 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N738RW was involved in an accident near Blanco, 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Blanco, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Riv Ranch
Coordinates
30.0905, -98.4196
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N738RW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Antonio → Blanco
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW84LA298

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

DUE TO THE TATUM RANCH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BEING INCORRECTLY MARKED ON THE SECTIONAL CHART THE PLT WAS USING, HE INADVERTANTLY LANDED AT THE WRONG ARPT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT & WAS UNABLE TO GO AROUND OR STOP. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE GRAVEL RUNWAY DOWN INTO A RAVINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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