Cessna 172M N9678Q

Summary

On 19 November 2017 at about 02:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9678Q, operated by Northgate Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Chico, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 November 2017 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chico, California, United States

Coordinates

39.7894, -121.8528

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N9678Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Northgate Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chico → Woodland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

GAA18CA048

2 people had minor injuries.

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 flight instructor reported that, during the instructional night, cross-country flight, while in level flight about 3,500 ft, a bird struck the airplane and went through the windscreen. The airplane returned to the airport without further incident. Postaccident examination revealed that the windscreen sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.