Cessna 172XP N736HV

Summary

On 4 February 1986 at about 18:22 local time, a Cessna 172XP registered N736HV was involved in an accident near Napa, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 February 1986 at 18:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Napa, California, United States

Nearest airport

Napa County (APC)

Coordinates

38.5508, -122.1502

Aircraft

Cessna 172XP

Registration

N736HV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA86FA053

1 person died.

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

BEFORE TAKING OFF, THE PLT APPEARED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY FOLLOWING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. HE THEN TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLEARANCE AGAINST CROSSING TRAFFIC. WHEN HE RETURNED TO LAND, HE WAS CLEARED FOR RGT TRAFFIC TO RWY 18. THE ACFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24 INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC. AFTER THE TOWER ISSUED COLLISION AVOIDANCE ADVICE TO OTHER ACFT, N736HV WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 24. HOWEVER, THE PLT OVERSHOT THE TURN TO FINAL APCH & MANEUVERED BACK TOWARD THE RWY CENTERLINE.WHILE MANEUVERING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A 70 FT TREE ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY APRX 1 MILE FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY.THE ACFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND & SLID INVERTED FOR ABOUT 80 YDS. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES. THE PASSENGERREMAINED UNCONSCIOUS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER THE ACDNT. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 175 MG% (0.175%).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.