Cessna 172N N6212F
29 November 2023 · Watsonville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 November 2023 at about 20:25 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6212F, operated by Parker Helicopter LLC, was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watsonville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.9357, -121.7896
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N6212F
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Parker Helicopter LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR24LA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with a bird while in the initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor reported that during an instructional flight, while in the initial climb, a bird impacted the leading edge of the left horizontal stabilizer. The flight instructor assumed the controls and was able to land safely at the destination airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2023 | Cessna 172S | Princeton, Minnesota, United States | Twin Cities Flight Training, Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 11 May 2023 | Cessna 172 | South Bethlehem, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 1 Jan 2023 | Cessna 172 | Watsonville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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