Cessna 172M N9670V
20 August 2022 · Pacific Ocean, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 August 2022 at about 23:36 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9670V was involved in an accident near Pacific Ocean, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pacific Ocean, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.3111, -125.5545
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N9670V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Woodland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Unknown
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- WPR22LA371
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Undetermined because the airplane and pilot were not located.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Concerned parties reported the pilot missing after not returning from a flight. Multiple agencies conducted a search for the missing pilot and airplane, however, neither the pilot, airplane, nor wreckage debris was located. Radar data believed to represent the missing airplane showed a westerly track over the Pacific Ocean. The last known radar position was about 140 miles west of the Pacific shoreline.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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