ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179125
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | NASA Langley Research Center |
| Registration: | N9804V |
| MSN: | 17264510 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172 dropped 100 feet Aug. 26, 2015 at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., in an effort to help search and rescuers save more lives..
NASA’s Search and Rescue Mission Office, based at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, simulated a severe but survivable plane accident to test five emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) on board. Researchers are working to improve ELT systems.
This was the last of three crash tests of three different Cessna 172 aircraft. Each of the three tests simulated different, but common, crash conditions.
Sources:
https://pilotonline.com/news/local/science/article_31976f14-a04b-516d-9e2b-11610897f8a9.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2015 07:41 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 30-Aug-2015 07:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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