NYC73ANO74

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Missing Aircraft · November 29, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 29, 1972
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7344TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169252

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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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3-3947  72/11/29   MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2845
        TIME - 1500                    N7344T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAY,ME                     MATINICUS ISLAND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX,ACFT DMG PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7344T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.