Cessna 172RG N4590V
19 February 1987 · San Diego, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 February 1987 at about 02:14 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N4590V, operated by FUN Birds Flying Club, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7993, -117.1304
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N4590V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- FUN Birds Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA118
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. ON TAKE-OFF, ASCENDING THROUGH 200 FEET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE THEN QUIT. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON AN OCCUPIED ROAD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND PLACED ON AN ENGINE RUN STAND AND WAS OPERATED AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTING FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 172P | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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