Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N737CD

2 April 1979 · Pendleton, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 2 April 1979 at about 07:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737CD was involved in an accident during in flight near Pendleton, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 07:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N737CD
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
La Grande, Or → Hermiston, Or
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0619

People

3 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 3 1 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

MTN PASS OBSCURED. TRIED TO TURN AROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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