Cessna 172N N733WX

Summary

On 5 September 1999 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N733WX, operated by Plus One Flyers, Inc, was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 September 1999 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Carlsbad, California, United States

Nearest airport

McClellan-Palomar (CRQ)

Coordinates

33.1299, -117.2990

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N733WX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Plus One Flyers, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX99LA309

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstacles during taxi in a confined space.

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

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The airplane was tied down in an area from which it was required to taxi down a road to gain access to the regular taxiway. As the pilot taxied down the narrow road, the left wing tip hit an unmarked telephone pole that was close to the taxiway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.