Cessna R172K N758ND
21 May 2004 · Hawthorne, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 2004 at about 03:45 local time, a Cessna R172K registered N758ND was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, 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 03:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawthorne, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne (KHHR)
- Coordinates
- 33.9228, -118.3350
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K
- Registration
- N758ND
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hawthorne → Hawthorne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- LAX04CA219
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudged flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall and hard landing. Factors in the accident were the night conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity in the make and model of airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard during night conditions. The pilot said that he flared the airplane higher than normal. The airplane stalled about 10 feet above ground level, and the nose of the airplane to rapidly dropped, resulting in the nose wheel impacting the runway surface hard. The pilot had accumulated a total of 3.5 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R172K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2003 | Cessna R172K | Juan de Morros, Venezuela | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Cessna R172K | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Freddie L. Sermon | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2003 | Cessna R172K | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2003 | Cessna R172K | Richmond, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 2003 | Cessna R172K | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Cessna R172K | Llano, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2004 | Globe GC-1B | Placerville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2004 | Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2004 | Beechcraft A60 | Gualala, California, United States | Richard L. Probert | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Alon A2 | Cameron Park, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Sep 2004 | Cessna 172S | Willits, California, United States | Edward A. Warburton | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172P | Granada Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |