Cessna 172M N20945
28 October 1975 · Marco Island, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 October 1975 at about 16:12 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20945 was involved in an accident during in flight near Marco Island, Florida, 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 16:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marco Island, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20945
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3942
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
PHOTOGRAPHING SAILBOAT.FLAPS DOWN, SLOW FLT COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1975 | Cessna 172 | Wentzville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1975 | Cessna 172M | Tsaile, Arizona, United States | Atsidi Aviatio | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 May 1975 | Cessna 172L | Marathon, Florida, United States | South Dade AVI | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1975 | Cessna 172 | Shannon, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1975 | Cessna 172M | Nelson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1975 | Cessna 172 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | Bravo Acft Inc | Fatal | 4 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
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