Cessna 172 N3820S
11 August 1970 · Palo Alto, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1970 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3820S, operated by Happy Pilots F, was involved in an accident during in flight near Palo Alto, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N3820S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Happy Pilots F
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3143
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TANKS EMPTY.DIDNT REFUEL AT ENROUTE STOP.UNABLE TO MAKE RWY.LND ON ROAD.HIT TWO MOVING VEHICLES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |