LAX69A0069

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Bg Bear Cty, CA · May 17, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 17, 1969
Place
Bg Bear Cty, CA · BG BEAR CTY, CA
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N4603LCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176384

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1978  69/5/17    BG BEAR CTY,CALIF   CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 199
        TIME - 1714                    N4603L              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-5/18/69.

Aircraft

Registration
N4603L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.