Cessna 177B N16239
21 December 1979 · Vaughn, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1979 at about 18:04 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N16239 was involved in an accident during in flight near Vaughn, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vaughn, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N16239
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Raton, Nm → Albuquerque, Nm
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3859
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
COLLIDED W TREE DRG TURN, WHILE FLWG ROAD UNDER OVC AT NGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1979 | Cessna 177B | Walbridge, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1979 | Cessna 177RG | Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1979 | Cessna 177 | Churubusco, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1979 | Cessna 177 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1979 | Cessna 177RG | Needles, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1979 | Cessna 177RG | Mashpee, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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