NYC82DNA09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Nantucket, MA · December 8, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 8, 1981
Place
Nantucket, MA · NANTUCKET, MA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N733PFCessna 172N
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811208084599A
Case key
122567

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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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3-3514   81/12/8   NANTUCKET,MA        CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1283
        TIME - 1730                    N733PF              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 933 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NANTUCKET MEML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HYANNIS,MA                  NANTUCKET,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- RDO/RADAR CTC LOST AFT CLRD FOR ILS LOC BC APCH,FRQ CHG.CRASHED IN WTR.PAX FND,PLT INJURY PRESUMED

Aircraft

Registration
N733PF
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Nantucket Meml

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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