Cessna 172H N8108L
13 December 1970 · Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1970 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N8108L, operated by Poplar Bluff A, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fields
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N8108L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Poplar Bluff A
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Memphis, Tenn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2197
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
HIT 30 FT WIRES 900 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1970 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | East Hampton F | Fatal | 1 |
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| 15 Sep 1970 | Cessna 172F | Weatherford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Marshall, Michigan, United States | Muncie Novelty | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 172 | Wheelock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |