19771104041209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Willits, CA · November 4, 1977

Date
November 4, 1977
Place
Willits, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7330G
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FA004
Reported as
Cessna 172K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
228 total35 in this make and model1 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.

Recovery date 11/7/77.

As the FAA filed it

RECOVERY DATE 11/7/77.

NTSB investigation

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