Cessna 175 N7260M
14 July 1979 · Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 July 1979 at about 04:37 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7260M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Devener
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7260M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Washington, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-1915
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
NR 5 CYL-COMPRESSION TEST 5-10 PSI. INNER VALVE SPRING, P/N 625957, TESTED BELOW MIN. VALVE BURNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 1979 | Cessna 175 | Shawnee, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1979 | Cessna 175 | Hollister, California, United States | Estescon Co | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 1979 | Cessna 175 | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Jan 1979 | Cessna 175 | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1979 | Cessna 175 | Fosston, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1979 | Cessna 175 | Livingston, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |