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Cessna 182A N3792D

31 July 1972 · Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 31 July 1972, a Cessna 182A registered N3792D was involved in an accident during in flight near Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
Classification
Accident
Location
Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Wilkes Barre
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182A
Registration
N3792D
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Fond de Lac, Wis → Staten Island, Ny
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
3-1090

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 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

RECOVERY DATE 9/23/72. FLEW INTO DETERIORATING WEA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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