Plane Crash List

Cessna 172K N7102G

15 August 1971 · Wolcott, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 15 August 1971 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N7102G, operated by B/W Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wolcott, Indiana, 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 18:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Wolcott, Indiana, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172K
Registration
N7102G
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
B/W Aviation
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Solo
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Bloomington, Ill → Chicago, Ill
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3062

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 APRX 75MI OFF COURSE EXPD PARTIAL PWR LOSS LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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