Cessna 172N N4788F
14 August 1988 · Lake Arrowhead, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1988 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4788F, operated by Instrument Training Center, was involved in an accident near Lake Arrowhead, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Arrowhead, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- 34.2699, -117.1898
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N4788F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Instrument Training Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88LA285
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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
DURING A LOCAL PARACHUTE JUMP FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND EVENTUALLY THE TERRAIN. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. THE ACFT HANDBOOK LISTS 2307 LBS AS MAX GTO WT. THE ACC ACFT WEIGHED 2280 LBS. THE CG WAS IN THE REAR THIRD OF THE ENVELOPE AT APRX 103.35. THE DA WAS APRX 6200 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |