Accident: Cessna 172G
Dec 17, 2023 · Independence, OR
NTSB numberWPR24FA057Event id20231217193533
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with an obstacle while landing.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N3992L
- Year built
- 1966
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Loss of visual reference
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE)9 nm (16 km) east
- McMinnville Municipal Airport (KMMV)20 nm (37 km) north
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