Cessna 172 N739DN
19 December 1978 · Oshkosh, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 December 1978 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N739DN, operated by DON Air Servic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Oshkosh, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshkosh, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N739DN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DON Air Servic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Oshkosh, Ne → Alliance, Ne
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4189
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
PILOT RCVD WX INFO BY PHONE FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT OPERATOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1978 | Cessna 172 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | James Noring | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1978 | Cessna 172 | S.pittsburg, Tennessee, United States | Mid-Tennessee | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1978 | Cessna 172N | Labelle, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1978 | Cessna 172 | Forrest City, Arkansas, United States | Hiegel Aviaton | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172M | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | Rockford Const | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172M | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |