Cessna 172L N7840G
30 December 1974 · 3 Rivers, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 1974, a Cessna 172L registered N7840G was involved in an accident during in flight near 3 Rivers, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- 3 Rivers, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N7840G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → San Jose, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4343
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ELT REMOTE SWITCH CORROSION CAUSED ELT OPERATION5 MONTHS AFTER CRASH.RECOVERY DATE 5/24/75.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 Jan 1974 | Cessna 172 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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