Plane Crash List

Cessna 172E N5777T

1 September 1968 · Congo Twn, Other-Foreign Countries · Fatal

Summary

On 1 September 1968 at about 09:00 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N5777T was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Congo Twn, Other-Foreign Countries. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Congo Twn, Other-Foreign Countries
Nearest airport
Congo Town Strip
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172E
Registration
N5777T
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0029

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 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

INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BAHAMAS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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