ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8276
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| Date: | Sunday 31 December 1972 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210D |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3773Y |
| MSN: | 21058273 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hollins, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Petersburg, Florida |
| Petoskey, Michigan | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 31 Dec 72 when crashed at Hollins, AL, killing all 4 persons on board. Aircraft flew into obscured mountain slope in the Talledega National Forest (at co-ordinates 33'10"N, 086'10"W). Weather was foggy with low ceiling. Cause attributed to pilot who continued VFR flight in IFR conditions. Aircraft and persons on board recovered 8 days later, on 7 Jan 73
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=67323&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=3773Y
3. http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100208-029.pdf
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/al/N3773Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Sep-2008 11:38 | trekrider586 | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2014 19:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2017 22:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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