Cessna 172K N79031
23 July 1974 · Hinton, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1974 at about 11:50 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79031, operated by Greenbriar Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hinton, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hinton, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N79031
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Greenbriar Air
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Charleston, W Va → W.sulpher Spgs, W Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1861
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SHORT BASE LEG.LNDD ON GOLF COURSE.BRAKING ACTION NIL, SKIDDED.L WING STRUCK TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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