Cessna 172 N79018
21 February 1972 · Eagle Pass, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 February 1972 at about 00:31 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N79018, operated by Winter Garden, was involved in an accident during in flight near Eagle Pass, Texas, 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
- at 00:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eagle Pass, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N79018
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Winter Garden
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Carrizo Springs, Tex → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-1295
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
HIT, BROKE 3 PWR CABLES 50FT ABV HIWAY.PLT NOT AUZD FOR CROSS-COUNTRY FLYING.NO RECORDED NIGHT TIME
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1972 | Cessna 172G | Orion, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Nov 1972 | Cessna 172 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | S.luis Potosi, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172G | North Freedom, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172A | Rome, Georgia, United States | Woods School O | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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