19971207037409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Upland, CA · December 7, 1997

Date: December 7, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place: Upland, CA
Airport: Cable Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3548E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98FA052
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total

N3548ERegistration cancelled Sep 3, 1998 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271583 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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

Took off into fog shrouded mountain area. Crashed into mountainside.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF INTO FOG SHROUDED MOUNTAIN AREA. CRASHED INTO MOUNTAINSIDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX98FA052Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLytle Creek, CAthe non-instrument rated pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and subsequent loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions (low ceiling…Dec 7, 1997 · Destroyed