Cessna 172M accident near Yuba City, CA
On August 15, 2004, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yuba City, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 15, 2004
- Place
- Yuba City, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.091°N, 121.619°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040828X01304
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 15, 2004, about 1040 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172M, Canadian registry C-GTKX, collided with a sign and impacted terrain shortly after departing a residential street in Yuba City, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions 14 CFR 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The personal cross-country flight departed at an unknown time, from an unknown location, with a planned destination of Napa Valley, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. During a telephone conversation with a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, a witness stated that the airplane approached a paved road located in a housing development. He noted that the airplane was at a low altitude, and the engine appeared to be producing very little power. The airplane landed to the south and continued the landing roll to the end of the road where it reached a cul-de-sac. The airplane made a 180-degree turn and taxied in a northerly direction up the road until reaching a semi-truck. The semi-truck, with a gravel hopper attached, was parked on the road about 1/3 of the road length from the north end, or about 1,300 feet from the south end of the road. The witness further stated that again, the airplane turned 180 degrees, this time to face in a southerly direction. The airplane came to a stop and the engine sounded as though it was revving. Several seconds later, the airplane began to roll down the road and subsequently became airbor
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.
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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.
