Plane Crash List

Cessna 172E N3969S

4 March 1985 · Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 March 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N3969S was involved in an accident near Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States
Nearest airport
Taylor Co. (AAS)
Coordinates
37.3403, -85.3402
Aircraft
Cessna 172E
Registration
N3969S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Aerial Observation
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA107

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE ACFT WAS POSITIONED WITH ITS TAIL INTO THE WIND & IT WAS BLOWN OVER. THE WIND WAS FROM 240 DEG AT 18 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 28 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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