Cessna 172N N3307E accident near Long Beach, California, July 10, 2023
Cessna 172N, registration N3307E, was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California on July 10, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR23LA274 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 19 minutes of the flight after departing the Long Beach Arpt area (KLGB), reaching a maximum of 1,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:17 UTC, at 200 ft and 1 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 1 km from Long Beach Arpt (KLGB).
The nearest weather report, from KLGB (1 km away), showed wind 180° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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
- July 10, 2023
- Location
- Long Beach, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N3307E
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA274 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Long Beach Arpt (KLGB)
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach Arpt (KLGB)
- Recorded flight
- 19 min, max 1,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:17 UTC, 200 ft, 1 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA274; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.