Cessna 172K accident near Gorman, CA
On February 7, 1993, a Cessna 172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gorman, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 7, 1993
- Place
- Gorman, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.200°N, 120.090°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11833
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On February 7, 1993, at about 1227 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172-K, N79411, collided with terrain, about 1/2 mile north of Gorman, California. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross country personal flight to San Jose, California, when the accident occurred. The airplane, co-owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed. The certificated private pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from Burbank, California, at about 1156 hours. At about 1119 hours, the pilot obtained a weather briefing from the Riverside Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) for the intended route of flight from Burbank to San Jose with an intermediate stop in Bakersfield, California. The pilot was informed that VFR flight was not recommended. The airplane departed Burbank from runway 8 to the north and the pilot contacted the Burbank Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility. At about 1208 hours, the air traffic control specialist advised the pilot that radar contact with the airplane was lost, to change his transponder code to 1200 (VFR), and advised that a frequency change was approved. The pilot acknowledged the transmission. No further contact with the airplane was received. A witness reported that she was driving northbound on Interstate 5 around 1230 hours in the area of I-5 and Highway 138, which is located about 3 miles southeast of Gorman. She observed a high wing airplane that appeared t
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
