Plane Crash List

Cessna 172RG N5269V

24 June 1984 · Lee Vining, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 24 June 1984 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N5269V was involved in an accident near Lee Vining, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Lee Vining, California, United States
Coordinates
37.5809, -118.8400
Aircraft
Cessna 172RG
Registration
N5269V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mammoth Lakes → Livermore
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA364

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 2 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 PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER ENTERING TIOGA PASS, HE MADE A LEFT TURN TO FOLLOW THE CENTER OF THE PASS & THE ACFT BEGAN TO SINK. HE APPLIED FULL POWER & WENT TO THE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB SPEED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE SINK. THE ACFT THEN HIT AN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION TOWER, CRASHED & BEGAN BURNING. THE 2 PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS BURNS. THE PLT & A PERSON ON THE GROUND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS 9538 FT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS APRX 13,000 FT. GROUND WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT WAS FLYING EXCESSIVELY LOW PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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