Cessna 172M N1399U accident near Santa Ana, California, April 1, 2023
Cessna 172M, registration N1399U, operated by OC 172 GROUP LLC, was involved in an accident near Santa Ana, California on April 1, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA146 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight after departing the Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt area (KSNA), reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:13 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA).
The nearest weather report, from KSNA (1 km away), showed wind 220° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172M registered in United States (Mode S A0A046).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- April 1, 2023
- Location
- Santa Ana, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N1399U
- Operator
- OC 172 GROUP LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA146 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA)
- Nearest airport
- Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 0 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:13 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA146; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.