Cessna 172D N2324U
24 December 1973 · Walsenburg, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1973 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2324U, operated by Steves Constru, was involved in an accident during in flight near Walsenburg, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Walsenburg, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172D
- Registration
- N2324U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steves Constru
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Broomfield, Colo → Farmington, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3808
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 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
PLT ADV AGAINST VFR BY FSS.ACFT CRASHED IN 5FT OF SNOW IN BLIZZARD.WIND EST AT 50-60MPH BY SHERIFF
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Cessna 172F | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172K | San Diego, California, United States | Jims Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1973 | Cessna 172L | Zapata, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | Archway Aviati | No injuries | - |