Cessna 305C (0-1E) N62TX accident near Big Bear City, California, June 17, 2023
Cessna 305C (0-1E), registration N62TX, was involved in an accident near Big Bear City, California on June 17, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA229 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 37 minutes of the flight after departing the Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt area (KSNA), reaching a maximum of 9,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:58 UTC, at 9,700 ft and 119 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 11 km from San Bernardino Intl (KSBD).
The nearest weather report, from KSBD (10 km away), showed wind 280° at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, no ceiling reported, weather: HZ (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna O-1E Bird Dog registered in United States (Mode S A815A3).
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
- June 17, 2023
- Location
- Big Bear City, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305C (0-1E)
- Registration
- N62TX
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA229 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA)
- Nearest airport
- San Bernardino Intl (KSBD)
- Recorded flight
- 37 min, max 9,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:58 UTC, 9,700 ft, 119 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA229; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.