Midamerican 172 N6418B
1 July 1972 · Vidalia, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 July 1972 at about 09:50 local time, a Midamerican 172 registered N6418B was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Vidalia, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vidalia, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vidalia-Lyons
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Midamerican 172
- Registration
- N6418B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Savannah, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0894
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
MID-AMERICAN STOL CONVERSION, STC 1371SW. STALLEDFROM STEEP CLIMB OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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