Cessna 172N N73857
22 May 1984 · Ballard, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 May 1984 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73857 was involved in an accident near Ballard, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ballard, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7894, -119.9891
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N73857
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Ynez → Santa Maria
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA313
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PILOT OF N73857, A CESSNA 172 AND THE PILOT OF N521ST, A CESSNA 305 ARRANGED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT TO FLY A 'MISSING MAN' FORMATION WITH TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE PLT OF N73857 WAS INSTRUCTED TO FLY TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE LEAD ACFT, N521ST. THE PILOT OF N521ST REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED N73857 OVERTAKE HIS AIRCRAFT FROM HIS LEFT REAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER HIS AIRCRAFT AWAY FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE PLT OF N521ST STATED THAT HIS WAS THE LEADING AIRCRAFT AND THE OTHER PILOT IN N73857 WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING HIS REARWARD POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172N 172N | N73857 | - | Minor |
| Cessna 305C 305C | N521ST | John G Roberts | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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