Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172M N64533

22 December 1986 · Chico, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 22 December 1986 at about 06:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N64533 was involved in an accident near Chico, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 06:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Chico, California, United States
Nearest airport
Chico (CIC)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N64533
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sacramento → Chico
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX87LA067

People

4 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 4 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

DURING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 13L, THE PLT THINKING HE WAS AT THE MISSED APCH POINT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN 200 YRDS WEST OF THE ARPT. THE ROUTE OF FLT WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN A NORTH WESTERLY DIRECTION. EXAM OF THE NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER TWO NAVIGATIONAL RADIO WAS TUNED TO AN INCORRECT FREQ. THE PLT HAD RETURNED TO THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TRIED TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT WITH NEARBY FACILITIES. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF HE CHANGED THE NAVIGATIONAL FREQS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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