Cessna 182P N5948J
28 December 1984 · Big Bear City, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 December 1984 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N5948J was involved in an accident near Big Bear City, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Bear City, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Bear City (L35)
- Coordinates
- 34.2301, -116.8600
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P
- Registration
- N5948J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Bear City → Long Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85FA093
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 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 ACFT CRASHED IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHILE ON A VFR PERSONAL FLT TO LONG BEACH, CA. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PLT & 4 MINOR CHILDREN ABOARD THE ACFT WERE KILLED. BY LOW CLOUDS & THERE WERE EXTENSIVE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AREAREA THE PLT'S LOG BOOK INDICATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED 5.0 SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLT HRS & 0.5 ACTUAL INSTRUMENT FLT HRS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT ALTITUDE. THE FLT CONTROL REMAINED ATTACHED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTACH FITTINGS; CONTINUITY OF THE FLT CONTROL CABLES TO THE CABIN/COCKPIT AREA WAS ESTABLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182RG | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182K | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1984 | Cessna 182D | Woodside, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1984 | Cessna 182J | Everglades City, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Cessna 182-C | Akron, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1984 | Cessna 182L | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | 56 Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |