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Cessna 172 N426SK

25 November 1983 · Half Moon Bay, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 November 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N426SK was involved in an accident near Half Moon Bay, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Half Moon Bay, California, United States
Nearest airport
Half Moon Bay
Coordinates
37.4397, -122.4095
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N426SK
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Palo Alto → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA103

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 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

THE PLT WAS TAXIING TO PARK WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP OF HIS ACFT CONTACTED THE LEFT WING TIP OF A CESSNA 172RG, N6221R, THAT WAS PARKED BESIDE THE TAXIWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WING TIP OF THE PARKED ACFT EXTENDED APRX 5 FT OVER THE TAXIWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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