Cessna 172D N50001
16 April 1969 · Summerton, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 April 1969 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N50001, operated by Hampton Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Summerton, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summerton, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goat Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172D
- Registration
- N50001
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hampton Flying
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0573
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
CRASHED IN LAKE. INVEST DISCLOSED NO ENG MALFUNCTION. DARK NITE, NO HORIZON REFERENCE. PAX DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1969 | Cessna 172D | Couts, Canada | W.h.flyers Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1969 | Cessna 172 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | K Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1969 | Cessna 172 | Sunfair, California, United States | Parflite, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1969 | Cessna 172H | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Space City Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1969 | Cessna 172B | Melbourne, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1969 | Cessna 172 | Hernando, Mississippi, United States | Hi-Air Inc | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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