Cessna 175 N7055M
23 November 1971 · Willits, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 November 1971 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N7055M was involved in an accident during in flight near Willits, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willits, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Willits
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175
- Registration
- N7055M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Bakersfield, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3640
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
ARPT OBS SAW PLT DEPART IN DETERIORATING WEA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1971 | Cessna 175A | Mercury, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1971 | Cessna 175A | Yucca Vally, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1971 | Cessna 175A | New Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Mar 1971 | Cessna 175 | Pasco, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1971 | Cessna 175 | Chino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1971 | Cessna 175A | Montville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |