ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35970
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| Date: | Friday 15 April 1988 |
| Time: | 20:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172G |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4493L |
| MSN: | 17254588 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3574 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Banos, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coalinga, CA (3O8) |
| Turlock, CA (O14) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED MARGINAL VFR WX WHILE EN ROUTE TO DESTINATION WHILE ON A NIGHT VFR PLEASURE flight. HE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT WHICH ALSO HAD MARGINAL CONDITIONS. WX OBSERVATION STATIONS CLOSE TO ACCIDENT SITE WERE REPORTING TEMP/DEW POINT SPREAD OF 3 DEGREES WITH A FORECAST OF FOG AND HAZE LATER. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS FLAT WITH LAKES NEARBY. THE CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WITH DARK FEATURELESS TERRAIN, LOW AMBIENT LIGHT, POOR VISIBILITY, AND NO HORIZON. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY AND GO AROUND. THE ACFT CRASHED ON A HEADING THAT WOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE AIRPORT. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW, RIGHT BANK ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE THAT THE PILOT HAD ANY RECENT INSTRUMENT TRAINING. CAUSE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT TO AVERT A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25486
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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