MIA73AM097

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Missing Aircraft · March 28, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 28, 1973
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7050TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730328033119A
Case key
170375

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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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3-0663  73/3/28    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 53,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7050T              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      300 TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FLA        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG,INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7050T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.