Cessna 172N N4840G

Summary

On 21 September 1985 at about 18:04 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4840G, operated by Marvin R. Grimmett, was involved in an accident near Huntington Bch, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 September 1985 at 18:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntington Bch, California, United States

Nearest airport

Meadowlark (L16)

Coordinates

33.7109, -118.0405

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4840G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marvin R. Grimmett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntington Bch → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85LA398

4 people had minor injuries.

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 STATED THAT HE ABORTED HIS FIRST TAKEOFF BECAUSE OF REDUCED ACCELERATION. HE TAXIED BACK, VIA A PARALLEL TAXIWAYAND MADE RUN-ON TYPE TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT AS THE ACFT CLIMBED TO AN ALT OF APRX 50 TO 60 FT ABOVE THE RWY HE HEARD A THUD AND THE AIRSPEED DROPPED. HE SAID HIS ALT WAS TOO LOW TO ATTEMPT A TURN FOR THE RWY OR FLY OVER A TWO STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AHEAD OF HIS POSITION. HE ELECTED TO FLY THE ACFT INTO A LARGE GLASS WINDOW IN THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A POST ACCIDENT TEST RUN. IT WAS NOTED HOWEVER, THE CARB HEAT VALVE COULD NOT BE MOVED TO THE FULL OFF POSITION. WEIGTH & BALANCE CALCULATIONS INDICATE THE ACFT WAS 174 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.