Cessna 172E N7776U
4 February 1968 · Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1968 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N7776U was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winnebago
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E
- Registration
- N7776U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0381
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 FAILED TO REMOVE GUST LOCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1968 | Cessna 172 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | - |
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| 14 Apr 1968 | Cessna 172D | New Market, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 4 Feb 1968 | Cessna 172G | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |