Cessna 172H N3282L accident near Santa Rosa, California, August 19, 2023
Cessna 172H, registration N3282L, was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, California on August 19, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA320 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 181 minutes of the flight after departing the Santa Rosa/Schulz Arpt area (KSTS), reaching a maximum of 3,425 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:18 UTC, at 2,375 ft and 122 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 10 km from Santa Rosa/Schulz Arpt (KSTS).
The nearest weather report, from KSTS (10 km away), showed wind 160° at 12 knots gusting 16, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172H registered in United States (Mode S A38EB1).
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
- August 19, 2023
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N3282L
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA320 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Santa Rosa/Schulz Arpt (KSTS)
- Nearest airport
- Santa Rosa/Schulz Arpt (KSTS)
- Recorded flight
- 181 min, max 3,425 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:18 UTC, 2,375 ft, 122 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA320; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.