Accident Cessna 195 N11DK, Sunday 20 August 1978
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Date:Sunday 20 August 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C195 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 195
Owner/operator:
Registration: N11DK
MSN: 7769
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Whitesburg, Ky -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Asheville, NC
Destination airport:Savannah, GA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
rubber hose from oil sump to main screen fractured.Bottom of fuselage covered with oil.Mtn terrain

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: IAD78FA097
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

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