Cessna 175 accident near Redlands, CA
On June 5, 2020, a Cessna 175 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Redlands, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 5, 2020
- Place
- Redlands, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.065°N, 117.080°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200605X03716
Official records · WPR20LA169
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 5, 2020, about 0801 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 175, N9217B, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Redlands, California. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Recorded automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed that the airplane departed Big Bear City Airport (L35), Big Bear City, California, about 0745 and proceeded southwesterly as it climbed to 9,300 ft mean sea level (msl). At 0751:36, the airplane began a descent followed by a left turn to a southeasterly heading. About 6 minutes, 12 seconds later, a right turn to a southerly heading was observed when the airplane was at an altitude of about 5,150 ft msl. The airplane then entered a left 270° turn, which it completed at an altitude of about 5,275 ft msl. About 1 minute later, a left turn to a southwesterly heading at 3,975 ft msl was observed. The airplane remained on a southwesterly heading and continued to descend until ADS-B contact was lost at 0800:58, at an altitude of 2,775 ft, about 436 ft northeast of the accident site. Figure 1: ADS-B data overlay on Google Earth image. There are no known witnesses to the accident sequence. San Bernardino County Sheriff Air Units located the wreckage about 1630. Examination of the accident site by a FAA inspector revealed that the airplane impacted hilly terrain on a southwesterly heading and came to rest at an elevation of 2,874 ft. The wreckage debris path w
Probable cause
The noncertificated pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent impact with terrain.
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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.
