Cessna 172E N3651S

Summary

On 30 August 1986 at about 02:05 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N3651S, operated by James Lavigne, was involved in an accident near Lower Lake, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 August 1986 at 02:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Lower Lake, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lower Lake (209)

Coordinates

38.8791, -122.5503

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N3651S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James Lavigne

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA336

2 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 AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON A LOCAL SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT AT LOWER LAKE, CALIFORNIA. A NONCURRENT COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE; THE PIC, A CURRENT COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH SOME 12-FOOT HIGH MANZANITA BUSHES ABT 1/4 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30. THE PILOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT THE PIC PULLED OFF THE POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRPLANE CRASHED; THE RIGHT REAR SEAT PASSENGER CONFIRMED THE PILOT'S STATEMENT. THE PIC REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT THE PIC AND THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT CURRENT. THE PIC OWNS THE AIRPLANE. THE PIC FURTHER REPORTED THAT WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO LOW AND HE ADVISED THE PILOT ACCORDINGLY. HE THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND DURING THE INTERVAL THE AIRPLANE LOST 100 FEET OF ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH THE HIGH MANZANITA BUSHES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.