Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N9589V

23 November 1984 · Lake Isabella, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 23 November 1984 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9589V was involved in an accident near Lake Isabella, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake Isabella, California, United States
Nearest airport
Kern Valley (L05)
Coordinates
35.6407, -118.4605
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N9589V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kernville → Porterville
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX85FA048

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 2 1 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

ACFT DEPARTED ARPT IN MOUNTAIN VALLEY (ELEV 2,614) GENERALLY DIRECT TOWARD A SADDLE PASS (ELEV 6,500) ABOUT 1 MI NW & ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE VALLEY. TOPS OF THE MOUNTAINS AROUND THE VALLEY AVERAGE ABOUT 7,000 FT MSL. FLT ENCOUNTERED UPDRAFTS DURING CLIMB UNTIL REACHING 6,800 FT MSL NEAR THE PASS WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT/WINDSHEAR. PLT STATED THAT ACFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO EVEN FULL POWER APPLICATION & DESCENT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH TREES. NO WX BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED PRIOR TO FLT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT AT 6 & 9 THOUSAND FT WERE FORECAST, ALONG WITH DOWNDRAFTS, WINDSHEARS & MODERATE TURBULENCE IN MOUNTAIN AREAS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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