SERS · Cessna 172B · 2001-04-18 · Lancaster, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01LA149
Event ID
20010420X00786
Type
Accident
Date
2001-04-18
Location
Lancaster, CA, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172B
Registration
N4672L
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's delay reversing course while flying toward rising terrain in a box canyon. Factors in the accident included a downdraft on the lee side of a ridge forming the box canyon, high density altitude, and the pilot's improper use of flaps.