N172S
Flight / Schedule
N172S
Aircraft
Beechcraft G18SRegistration
N172S
MSN
BA-541
Year of Manufacture
1960
Operator
D. L. Peterson TrustDate
March 19, 1968 at 09:55 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Weston Vermont
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
43.2917°, -72.7932°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 19, 1968 at 09:55 AM, N172S experienced a crash involving Beechcraft G18S, operated by D. L. Peterson Trust, with the event recorded near Weston Vermont.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising under VFR mode in foggy conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located in the region of Weston. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants have been killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration N172S, MSN BA-541, year of manufacture 1960.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.2917°, -72.7932°.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
2
Passengers
5
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising under VFR mode in foggy conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located in the region of Weston. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants have been killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Operator
D. L. Peterson TrustFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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