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NTSB investigation record

LAX96LA134

Completed

Cessna 172M· N20858, Cessna 172L· N7668G

NTSB Report
Date
March 14, 1996
Location
Napa, CA
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published May 23, 1997

Primary finding

Probable cause

the failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft, and the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 172L, N7668G, to follow VFR procedures by not yielding the right of way to the Cessna 172M, N20858, which was already established in the traffic pattern.

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