Cessna 172C N8347X
19 February 1983 · Rubidoux, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172C registered N8347X, operated by DON W. Odell, was involved in an accident near Rubidoux, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rubidoux, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fla-Bob (RIR)
- Coordinates
- 33.9898, -117.4396
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C
- Registration
- N8347X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DON W. Odell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Thermal
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA108
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 CRASHED ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF IN WINDY CONDITIONS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT STAGGER INTO THE AIR AT SLOW AIRSPEED FROM A GRASS RUNWAY INTO A 20-30 KTS SANTA ANA WIND OUT OF THE NORTH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. AT 30 OR 40 FT AGL HE FELT THAT HE HAD HIT A WINDSHEAR OR A DOWNDRAFT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO AVOID HANGARS ON THE RIGHT. THE ACFT HIT THE LEFT WING TIP AND NOSE AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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