OAK72FVM36

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Bonny Doon, CA · June 17, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1972
Place
Bonny Doon, CA · BONNY DOON, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4269QCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166709

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0208  72/6/17    BONNY DOON,CALIF    CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1700
        TIME - 1810                    N4269Q              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF            SAN CARLOS,CALIF             MONTEREY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED NEAR TOP OF 1150FT MTN.

Aircraft

Registration
N4269Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.