Cessna 172B accident near Little River, CA
On May 26, 2003, a Cessna 172B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Little River, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 26, 2003
- Place
- Little River, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.250°N, 123.756°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030605X00796
NTSB summary
HISTORY On May 25, 2003, about 2240 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172B, N7555X, departed Little River Airport (O48), Little River, California, for the Nevada County Air Park (O17), Grass Valley, California. The flight did not arrive at the destination and is missing and presumed to have been destroyed. The pilot operated the family-owned airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, is presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country business flight. No flight plan had been filed. According to a family friend, he observed the pilot leave his home about 2200. He stated that the pilot's normal practice is to climb out over the ocean to gain altitude then head back inland for the flight to Grass Valley, especially if weather, such as a marine layer, is present. The friend also reported that when the pilot arrives at his destination he calls to let his friends know that he has arrived at the airport. The airplane became a subject of an Alert Notice (ALNOT) when the friend called the pilot's company the next morning to make sure that the pilot had arrived safely. When they told the friend that the pilot had not checked in, he called Oakland Flight Service Station to report the missing airplane. According to the local Civil Air Patrol (CAP), they received approximately 2 minutes worth of radar data. The airplane took off from O17 towards the ocean, and then dropped off radar. During multiple searches, they located no wreckage or debris from the airplane. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of
Probable cause
Aircraft is missing.
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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.
