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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Mandan, ND · August 16, 1976

Date
August 16, 1976
Place
Mandan, ND
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3783F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC76AK077
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt asked for local wx only. Flt ovr unlit terrain,sky overcast. Rcvrd 8/17/76.

As the FAA filed it

PLT ASKED FOR LOCAL WX ONLY.FLT OVR UNLIT TERRAIN,SKY OVERCAST.RCVRD 8/17/76.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.