# NTSB LAX72AL051: Cessna 172H, N2619L, Silverado, CA, March 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1972
- Place: Silverado, CA · SILVERADO, CA
- Location: 33.7482° N, 117.6285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverado, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7482&lon=-117.6285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0610  72/3/26    SILVERADO,CALIF     CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1934                    N2619L              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               HAWTHORNE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- DESCENDED INTO MTN SIDE AT NITE.PLT DISTRACTED BY PAX WHO REPEATEDLY SHINED FLASHLIGHT IN HIS FACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2619L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2619L-1972-08-10), registration cancelled 1972-08-10, S/N 17255819, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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