Cessna 172M N20441
25 March 1977 · Inyokern, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 March 1977 at about 19:25 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20441 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Inyokern, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Inyokern, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Inyokern
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20441
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0453
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 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
GO ARND DUE GRND FOG. PAX TOLD PLT HE COULD SEE SAGEBRUSH JUST BFOR IMPACT. 1ST NITE FLT IN 10 MOS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1977 | Cessna 172 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Aero America O | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1977 | Cessna 172 | Backus, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1977 | Cessna 172M | Fremont, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1977 | Cessna 172G | Grapeland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1977 | Cessna 172 | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1977 | Cessna 172M | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Plymouth Aviat | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |