LAX73AL019

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172K · Missing Aircraft · October 3, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 3, 1972
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7369GCessna 172K
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168990

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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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3-3036   72/10/3   MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 190
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7369G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX,ACFT DMG PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7369G
Reported as
Cessna 172K
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.