Cessna 172K N84711
31 July 1971 · Bass Lake, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 July 1971 at about 09:45 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N84711, operated by Moffett NAS, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bass Lake, 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 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bass Lake, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bass Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N84711
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Moffett NAS
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Moffett Nas, Calif → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3295
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
TURNED INTO RISING TERRAIN AFTER LOW PASS AT ONE-WAY SHORT STRIP. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 5800 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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