Cessna 177 N2966X
25 May 1968 · Lester, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 May 1968 at about 00:35 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2966X, operated by Renton Avation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lester, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lester, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lester Emergency
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2966X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Renton Avation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0800
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 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
NON INST RATED PLT FLEW INTO NIGHT WEA, LOST CONTROL. LEFT WING PANEL FAILED. RECOVERY DATE 052768.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1968 | Cessna 177 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Emrich Flying | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Oct 1968 | Cessna 177 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Baker Aircraft | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |