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| Date: | Saturday 3 January 1970 |
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| Type: | Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | East Hampton |
| Registration: | N7829U |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Between Westerly, RI, and East Hampton, NY -
United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Westerly, RI |
| Destination airport: | East Hampton, NY |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) when went missing on a flight between Westerly, Rhode Island, and East Hampton, NY. Aircraft damage, Pilot injury,and date of accident presumed, as wreckage and pilot never found, and not recovered.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | NYC70AN065 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 11 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=3848&key=0 Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
| 11-May-2013 19:49 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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