Cessna 177B N34249
26 June 1973 · Lassen Peak, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 June 1973 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34249, operated by Nor-Cal Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lassen Peak, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lassen Peak, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N34249
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nor-Cal Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Redding, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3299
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
PLT FELL ASLEEP & HIT TREES IN LEVEL FLT.FLEW FIRE PATROL, INSTRUCTED BY DAY.OBS ON NITE MAIL RUNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1973 | Cessna 177RG | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1973 | Cessna 177 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1973 | Cessna 177 | Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1973 | Cessna 177 | Birmingham, Michigan, United States | Aero-Flight | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1973 | Cessna 177B | Santa Ynez, California, United States | Aviation Assoc | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1973 | Cessna 177 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |