- Date
- June 13, 1982, 18:00 local (Jun 14, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lancaster, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1580YCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820613021659A
- Case key
- 71352
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During flight, the pilot landed at an airport to refuel. However, the fuel trucks were locked up and no one was at the UNICOM office, even though, the airport directory indicated the field was attended and fuel should have been available. The pilot preflighted the aircraft and believed he had enough fuel to fly from mojave to Lancaster, CA. While on base leg for landing at Lancaster, the pilot elected to make a 360 degree turn to get spacing behind another plane. During the turn, the engine lost power. Subsequently, a crosswind landing was made in a vacant field while avoiding power lines. During the landing roll, the plane hit a bump. Wheelbarrowed, and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1580Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49280
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jeffrey K. Brown
- Registered owner
- Jeffrey K. Brown
- Departed
- MHV · Mojave, CA
- Destination
- Gate City, VA
- Airport
- WJF · Gen. William J. Fox
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 20 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.