Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N7285T

27 January 1969 · Tehachapi, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 27 January 1969 at about 19:58 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7285T, operated by Tehachapi Pilo, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tehachapi, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:58
Classification
Accident
Location
Tehachapi, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N7285T
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Tehachapi Pilo
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Practice
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-1038

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

COPILOT WAS INST RATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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