Cessna 172L N7964G
23 September 1973 · Descanso, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 September 1973 at about 09:37 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7964G, operated by El Cajon Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Descanso, 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 09:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Descanso, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N7964G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- El Cajon Flyin
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santee, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3561
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
MTNS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.ACFT 105LBS OVRWT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Cessna 172F | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172K | San Diego, California, United States | Jims Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1973 | Cessna 172L | Zapata, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |
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