Plane Crash List

Cessna 172L N3890Q

19 October 1984 · Westmoreland, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 19 October 1984 at about 10:00 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N3890Q was involved in an accident near Westmoreland, 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 10:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Westmoreland, California, United States
Coordinates
33.0497, -115.6107
Aircraft
Cessna 172L
Registration
N3890Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Thermal → Imperial
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX85FA025

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS DESCENDING TO LAND AT HIS INTENDED WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE & THE ENG LOST POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG & SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN A FRESHLY IRREGATED FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS FURROWS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT IT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN & NOSE GEAR FIRST, CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AFTER TRAVELING AN ADDITIONAL DISTANCE OF ABOUT 100 YDS. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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