Cessna 172N N5440J
1 August 1982 · Novato, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1982 at about 21:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5440J, operated by Robert Chao, was involved in an accident near Novato, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Novato, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gnoss Field (056)
- Coordinates
- 38.1006, -122.6308
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5440J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Chao
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Carlos → Denver
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA286
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 220 DEG AT 10 KTS. THE OFFICIAL OBSERVATION AT OAKLAND, CA REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 200 DEG AT 8 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
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