Cessna 172PII N54274

Summary

On 19 June 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172PII registered N54274 was involved in an accident near Richmond Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 June 1983 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Richmond Beach, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172PII

Registration

N54274

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Renton → Renton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA83LA129

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 FLOAT PLANE OVERTURNED DURING A GLASSY WATER LANDING. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND,THE ACFT CONTACTED THE WATER IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND TWISTED IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THE RIGHT FLOAT FILLED WITH WATER AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DONNED LIFE VESTS. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE LEFT DOOR OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT ROLLED OVER INVERTED AND FILLED WITH WATER. ONLY THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOATS WERE VISIBLE ON THE WATERS SURFACE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.