ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146459
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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Date:23-JUN-2012
Time:15:13 PDT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 172
Operator:Private
Registration: N5781A
C/n / msn: 28381
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:South of Suttle Road, Veneta, OR -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Crow-Mag Airport - 33OR
Destination airport:Crow-Mag Airport - 33OR
Narrative:
A Cessna 172 lost altitude following a complete loss of engine power shortly after take off from Crow-Mag Airport - 33OR, Elmira, Oregon, and lost a wing after hitting a large tree. The Cessna subsequently crashed near the airfield in a rural area south of Suttle Road, Veneta, Oregon, and came to rest in a heavily wooded area upside down.

All four occupants were killed.

Sources:
http://registerguard.com/web/news/28281493-57/plane-road-airstrip-crash-county.html.csp
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/18865159/four-die-after-small-plane-crashes-in-oregon
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/4-killed-in-oregon-plane-crash/4af9b1a196b1441fb9a08600ad524b12
http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28281493-57/plane-road-airstrip-crash-county.html.csp
http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/cityregion/
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5496841/
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120623X90047&key=1


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jun-2012 00:43 gerard57 Added
24-Jun-2012 00:49 gerard57 Updated [Date]
24-Jun-2012 00:57 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
24-Jun-2012 05:17 RobertMB Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jun-2012 22:05 Geno Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
05-Jul-2012 08:12 Geno Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
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