Cessna 172 N520KS

Summary

On 22 September 2017 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N520KS, operated by Hanseo USA LLC, was involved in an accident near Chino, 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

22 September 2017 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chino, California, United States

Nearest airport

Chino (CNO)

Coordinates

33.9700, -117.6197

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N520KS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Hanseo USA LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chino → Chino

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA573

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight collision with a bird while on downwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while the student pilot was flying on downwind, he noticed a bird approaching the airplane. He added that he took the flight controls from the student and banked left, but the airplane struck the bird. The airplane landed without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Facility Diagram page for the airport stated, in part: "Birds and wildlife on and invof [in vicinity of] arpt."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.