Cessna 172R N17274 accident near Redding, California, September 27, 2023
Cessna 172R, registration N17274, operated by IASCO FLIGHT TRAINING INC, was involved in an accident near Redding, California on September 27, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA357 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight after departing the Redding Muni area (KRDD), reaching a maximum of 1,425 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:11 UTC, at 350 ft and 47 knots, climbing at 320 feet per minute, about 1 km from Redding Muni (KRDD).
The nearest weather report, from KRDD (1 km away), showed wind 340° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 10,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172R registered in United States (Mode S A12405).
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
- September 27, 2023
- Location
- Redding, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N17274
- Operator
- IASCO FLIGHT TRAINING INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA357 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Redding Muni (KRDD)
- Nearest airport
- Redding Muni (KRDD)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 1,425 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:11 UTC, 350 ft, 47 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA357; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.