Cessna 172M N12699
21 December 1977 · Orland, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1977 at about 06:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12699, operated by Wes-Martin AVI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Orland, 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 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Haigh Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N12699
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wes-Martin AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-4053
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
DUST IN AIR.DRIZZLE STARTED AS ACFT TOOK OFF.MUDDY PCPN COLL ON WINDSHIELD RESTRICTING FWD VSBY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1977 | Cessna 172 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Aero America O | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1977 | Cessna 172 | Backus, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Oct 1977 | Cessna 172G | Grapeland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1977 | Cessna 172 | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1977 | Cessna 172M | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Plymouth Aviat | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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