Cessna 172K N78687
1 October 1972 · Torrance, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1972 at about 12:35 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N78687, operated by Rose Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Torrance, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Torrance, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Torrance Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N78687
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rose Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hawthorne, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3796
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
OPERATIONAL CK, LEFT MAG INOP AND RIGHT MAG OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY.LNDD LONG, PEOPLE IN PLAYGROUND.
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 | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
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