Cessna 172B N7516X
24 June 1972 · Santee, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 June 1972 at about 09:24 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N7516X, operated by Orangeburg Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Santee, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santee, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wings and Wheels
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172B
- Registration
- N7516X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Orangeburg Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Orangeburg, Sc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0367
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
L WING STRUCK TREES DRG L BANK AFTR 4TH PASS OVRGAS STATION, CRASHED INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
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| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
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