Cessna 172G N4680L
15 January 1977 · Rutledge, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 January 1977 at about 12:15 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N4680L, operated by Tailwind Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rutledge, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rutledge, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N4680L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tailwind Flyin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lake Elmo, Mn → Hibbing, Mn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ENGINE BREATHER LINE WAS FOUND TO BE BLOCKED WITH ICE. PLT PULLED MIXTURE OFF AT ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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