Cessna 172 N8372U
8 October 1967 · Isle Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1967 at about 09:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8372U, operated by Inter Island A, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Isle Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Isle Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Culebra
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8372U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Inter Island A
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1105
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 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
PLT LANDED 1/2 DOWN RNWY, BOUNCED.GO AROUND MADE WITH 3/4 FLAPS.ATTEMPTED TO RET TO FLD.HI TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Apr 1967 | Cessna 172G | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1967 | Cessna 172 | Forest City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1967 | Cessna 172 | Unknown, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Feb 1967 | Cessna 172 | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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