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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172F · Mcclellanville, SC · March 9, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 9, 1973
Place
Mcclellanville, SC · MCCLELLANVILLE, SC
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5310RCessna 172F
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730309022389A
Case key
163196

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0522   73/3/9    MCCLELLANVILLE,SC   CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5310R              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILTON HEAD,SC              BLOOMSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DMG,INJ PRESUMED.PERSONAL EFFECTS FOUND AND IDENTIFIED.WRECKAGE PARTS FOUND,NO POS IDENTIFICATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N5310R
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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