Cessna 172G N3779L
14 June 1984 · Forkville, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1984 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N3779L, operated by Pine Belt Aviation, was involved in an accident near Forkville, Mississippi, United States. 3 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 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Forkville, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N3779L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pine Belt Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Batesville → Hattiesburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA200
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
AFTER APRX 3 HRS OF FLIGHT TIME, THE PLT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN TREES IN A NATIONAL FOREST AREA. FOUR OUNCES OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR, ABOUT 2 OUNCES IN THE RIGHT WING AND A FEW DROPS IN THE LEFT WING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY DURING THE PREFLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Tunica, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1984 | Cessna A188B | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | Missing Acft, Mississippi, United States | Associated Air Service | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Grenada, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1984 | Cessna T188C | Glen Allen, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1984 | Snow 600-S2C | Lambert, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |