Aircraft N7383A Data

N7383A
1956 Cessna 172, c/n 29483
Latest photos of N7383A
N7383A @ E16 - Straight-tailed Cessna 172 in summer sun at South County Airport, San Martin, CA - by Steve Nation
Steve Nation
@ E16
N7383A @ E16 - 1956 Cessna 172 (straight tail) at San Martin, CA. Destroyed after flying into terrain at night near Gilroy, CA on December 21, 2005 on flight from San Martin-Fresno.  IFR conditions prevailed.  Four fatalities. - by Steve Nation
Steve Nation
@ E16
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Cessna
Model 172 Search all Cessna 172
Year built 1956
Construction Number (C/N) 29483
Number of Seats 4
Number of Engines 1
Engine Manufacturer and Model Cont Motor 0-300 SER
Aircraft
Registration Number N7383A
Mode S (ICAO24) Code A9EB85
Certification Class Standard
Certification Issued 2003-10-27
Air Worthiness Test 1956-12-08
Last Action Taken 2006-10-17
Current Status Deregistered
Registration Cancel Date 2006-12-21
Owner
Registration Type Individual
Address Morgan Hill, CA 950375153
United States
User Comments
San Jose SAR, 2005-12-22 05:00:00
Posted on Thu, Dec. 22, 2005


Small plane crashes near Gilroy, no survivors
FOUR PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD
By Kimra McPherson
Mercury News

Search teams found a missing plane in the rugged terrain near Coyote Lake this morning, but there appears to be no survivors, according to officials.

Four people were on board the single-engine Cessna 172, which was registered to Leonard Vongiese that crashed Wednesday night. Searchers have not confirmed all four are dead, but the remnants of the plane are charred.

Initial searches for the plane turned up no evidence of wreckage Wednesday night, but the rainy weather and hilly terrain made the search difficult, officials had reported.

The Federal Aviation Administration received a distress call from a pilot shortly before 9 p.m. who said he was about 3 miles east of South County Airport in San Martin, officials said Wednesday. The FAA confirmed that a plane had been reported missing. Three witnesses reported seeing a plane go down, including one who said the plane appeared to be doing acrobatics.