Cessna 172 N7997G
19 January 1977 · Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 January 1977 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7997G, operated by Civil Air Patr, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Alamos, New Mexico, 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 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Alamos
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7997G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Civil Air Patr
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Check
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0065
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
INSTRUMENT TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.SNOWBANK TWO FT HIGH.RUNWAY 125FT WIDE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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