Cessna 172K N79411

Summary

On 7 February 1993 at about 20:27 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79411, operated by Paul Schmidt, was involved in an accident near Gorman, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 February 1993 at 20:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Gorman, California, United States

Coordinates

36.2000, -120.0904

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N79411

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul Schmidt

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burbank → San Jose

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX93FA110

4 people died.

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT OBTAINED A STANDARD WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTING ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH THREE PASSENGERS. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND RAIN THAT EXISTED ALONG THE INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY TOWARD AN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN AND LOW CLOUDS. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO A HILLSIDE, ABOUT 200 FEET BELOW A VOR STATION THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.