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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Torrance, CA · August 12, 1973

Date
August 12, 1973
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Torrance
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N20265
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX74AL013
Reported as
Cessna 172D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,310 total42 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stratus cloud layer near dep end of rwy.

As the FAA filed it

STRATUS CLOUD LAYER NEAR DEP END OF RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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