OAK70A0031

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Missing Aircraft · November 6, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 6, 1969
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N4145LCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180947

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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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3-2832   69/11/6   MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 120
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4145L              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- PLTS BODY RECOVERED FROM CHANNEL NEXT TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY ON 12/15/69. ACFT DMG PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4145L
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.