Cessna 172N N42ES
10 August 1996 · Fullerton, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1996 at about 18:46 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N42ES, operated by Orange County Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fullerton, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fullerton Municipal (FUL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N42ES
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Orange County Flight Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orange County → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX96LA304
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudged glide path and delayed remedial action by not promptly initiating a go-around. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience flying the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, no mechanical problems were noted with the airplane during his flight from Santa Ana to Fullerton. The pilot reported that the airplane was slightly high on approach to Fullerton's runway 24, which is 3,121 feet long, so he initiated a go-around passing midfield. Seconds later, upon perceiving a degradation in climb performance, he terminated the attempted go-around and the airplane collided with the airport's perimeter fence. The pilot subsequently reported that during his landing approach the flaps had malfunctioned. The FAA examined the flap operating system and the engine. No evidence of any preimpact malfunction was found. The 124-hour total time pilot had received a private pilot certificate 3 months earlier. His total experience flying the Cessna was 4 hours.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172N | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1996 | Cessna 172N | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Aeroflight | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1996 | Cessna 172C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Cessna 172M | Tremont City, Ohio, United States | MAD River Airport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1996 | Maule M-6-235 | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1996 | Cessna 210A | Truckee, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1996 | Cessna 152 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Plymouth, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1996 | Cessna T210M | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1996 | North American F-86 | Salinas, California, United States | Clyde S. Eberhardt | No injuries | - |