# Accident 20010106000149A: Cessna 172F, San Luis Obispo, CA, January 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2001, 20:15 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2498° N, 120.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2498&lon=-120.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N383CA-2002-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010106000149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) A/C N383CA, A CESSNA 172F, DEPARTED SAN LUIS OBISPO (SBP) AIRPORT AT APPROX. 2015 UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT HAD FILED FOR AN IFR INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE. HE OBTAINED THIS DEPARTURE FROM THE LOS ANGELES AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ZLA ARTCC) BY RADIO. THE PILOT RECEIVED A "WYNNR ONE" STANDARD INSTRUMENT (SID) FROM RUNWAY 11. HIS CLEARANCE TIME LIMIT WAS 2015. WEATHER AT TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS LESS THAN ONE MILE WITH 300 FOOT CEILING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE A/C MADE A RIGHT TURN 1/4 MILE AFTER DEPARTURE AND STRUCK THE GROUND WITH ITS RIGHT WING. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT, PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA070), Jan 7, 2001: Cessna 172F (N383CA), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper climb rate to VFR conditions on-top.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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