Cessna 172B N7555X

Summary

On 26 May 2003 at about 05:40 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N7555X, operated by Randy Hietala, was involved in an accident near Little River, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 May 2003 at 05:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Little River, California, United States

Nearest airport

Little River (O48)

Coordinates

39.2500, -123.7561

Aircraft

Cessna 172B

Registration

N7555X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Randy Hietala

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Little River → Grass Valley

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

LAX03FAMS3

1 person died.

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 airplane took off, flew out over the ocean, and dropped off radar. The pilot was flying from his home to his place of business. A friend called the pilot's office the next morning and was told that the pilot had not come into work yet. The friend notified the FAA and an ALNOT was issued. The local Civil Air Patrol unit made several searches; however, they found no wreckage. The airplane and pilot remain missing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.