Cessna 172G N4655L
22 June 1983 · Huntington Bch, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 June 1983 at about 22:57 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N4655L was involved in an accident near Huntington Bch, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington Bch, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadowlark (L16)
- Coordinates
- 33.7106, -118.0399
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N4655L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Monte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FA295
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) & STUDENT PLT WERE ON AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLT WHEN THE PIC NOTICED A LOSS OF ENG OIL PRESSURE. THEY SAW MEADOWLARK ARPT & BEGAN AN EMERGENCY APCH. THE PIC STATED THAT SHE RELINQUISHED HER PIC DUTIES TO THE STUDENT BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED HE HAD A HIGHER LEVEL OF FLYING EXPERIENCE. (THE STUDENT HAD TOLD HER THAT HE WAS A FORMER MILITARY PLT, BUT HAD NOT OBTAINED A CIVILIAN PLT CERTIFICATE.) WHILE ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT WAS HIGH, SO THE STUDENT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AND A 360 DEG TURN. DURING THE TURN, HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS (LATER FOUND A 10 DEG). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT MUSHED INTO THE ROOF OF A HOUSE & CRASHED INTO A FENCE & PATIO OF AN ADJACENT HOME. AN EXAM REVEALED OIL ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE OIL DRAIN SUMP PLUG,QUICK DRAIN,WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN POSITION & NO OIL WAS FOUND IN THE SUMP. THE FORWARD OIL BREATHER TUBE WAS CLOGGED. BEARING BABBIT MATERIAL WAS FOUND INTHE SUMP. THE OIL DRAIN O-RING WAS WORN, WHEN CLEANED/TESTED THE SUMP PLUG LEAKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Blairstown, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172 I | Paola, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Air Pilot Aviation Charter | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 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 | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |