Cessna 172 N4957G

Summary

On 2 July 1983 at about 00:57 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4957G, operated by California Airways, was involved in an accident near Hayward, California, United States. 8 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 July 1983 at 00:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayward, California, United States

Nearest airport

Haward Air Term. (HWD)

Coordinates

37.6693, -122.0804

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4957G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

California Airways

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hayward → Santa Barbara

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA315

2 people had minor injuries.

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 PLT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE ACFT OFF AT ABOUT 65-75 KTS INDICATED AIRSPEED. THE PLT SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE ACFT WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY SO HE CUT THE POWER AND TRIED TO LAND ON THE RWY. THE ACFT KEPT BOUNCING, SO HE ADDED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PASSENGER STATEMENTS RELATED THAT THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, LIFTED OFF TO ABOUT 4 FT AGL AND BEGAN TO BOUNCE. AS THEACFT PROGRESSED ALONG THE RWY THE BOUNCING BECAME MORE SEVERE UNTIL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.