Cessna 172E N3862S
10 May 1972 · Modesto, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 May 1972 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N3862S, operated by Gottschalk FLI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Modesto, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Modesto, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172E
- Registration
- N3862S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gottschalk FLI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Stockton, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3691
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
RECOVERED IN ORCHARD 5/11/72. SEVERE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1972 | Cessna 172G | Orion, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Nov 1972 | Cessna 172 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | S.luis Potosi, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172G | North Freedom, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172A | Rome, Georgia, United States | Woods School O | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
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