Cessna 152 N6445Q
26 July 1983 · Arvin, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 July 1983 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6445Q, operated by Air Center International, was involved in an accident near Arvin, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arvin, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0795, -118.7906
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N6445Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Center International
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mojave → Bakersfield
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA357
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 ACFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE DESCENT WHICH ENDED IN A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE ACFT WAS LANDED PERPENDICULAR TO THE FURROWS & NOSED OVER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACKED CARBURETOR. WHEN A NEW CARBURETOR WAS INSTALLED THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN UNTIL SHUT DOWN. FUEL ABOARD THE ACFT AT THE CRASH SITE AND SIX QUARTS OF OIL REMAINED IN THE ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |