Cessna 172K N46509
22 December 1971 · Newhall, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 December 1971 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N46509, operated by Nor-Cal Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Newhall, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newhall, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N46509
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nor-Cal Flying
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santa Rosa, Calif → La Verne, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4454
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
ENCNTRD IFR WX, FLEW INTO RISING TRRN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1971 | Cessna 172D | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Skylife, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1971 | Cessna 172 | Electric Cty, Washington, United States | Coulee Barons | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1971 | Cessna 172 | Julian, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Feb 1971 | Cessna 172K | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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