20190919018199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Torrance, CA · September 19, 2019

Date
September 19, 2019 · 12:02 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Zamprini Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2323Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR19FA262
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed runway 11L and crashed approximately one fourth mile off the departure end due to unknown circumstances. There was one fatal and one transported with serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 11L AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE FOURTH MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE WAS ONE FATAL AND ONE TRANSPORTED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.