Cessna 175A N7054E
17 February 1980 · Searchlight, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 February 1980 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 175A registered N7054E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Searchlight, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Searchlight, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Searchlight
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175A
- Registration
- N7054E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Calexico, Ca → Las Vegas, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1503
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 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
PAX STATED CEILING SUDDENLY DROPPED IN AREA & VIS OBS W CLOUDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1980 | Cessna 175 | Morgantown, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1980 | Cessna 175 | East Berlin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1980 | Cessna 175A | Cameron, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Cessna 175 | Sherrill, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1980 | Cessna 175 | Bastrop, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Cessna 175 | Bellevue, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |