Cessna 172K N79285
11 February 1976 · Burlington, Vermont, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 February 1976 at about 22:35 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79285, operated by Northland Flyi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Burlington, Vermont, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burlington, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burlington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N79285
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Northland Flyi
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Springfield, Vt → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0125
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 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
PLT RPTD AC ENTERED HEAVY ICING DURING MISSED APPROACH.WINDSHELD ICED OVER, PLT NON INST RATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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