# NTSB LAX82DA227: Cessna 172, N1846V, Fremont, CA, June 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1982, 18:24 local (Jun 20, 1982, 01:24 UTC)
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Coordinates: 37.500331, -121.960952 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5003&lon=-121.9610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70753/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA227

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALTITUDE OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS AT ABOUT 150 FT AGL AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRSPEED WAS LOST AFTER HITTING THE POWERLINES AND THE PLANE FELL TO THE GROUND IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HAD LANDED ON THE SAME RUNWAY ABOUT TWO MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE SAID THAT HE ENCOUNTERED NO WIND SHEAR AND ONLY A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SINK IN THE LAST 100 FT OF ALTITUDE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. HE REPORTED SEEING N1846V IN A NOSE HIGH ALTITUDE BEFORE IT ENTERED A HIGH SINK RATE AS IF IT WAS IN A STALL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1846V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 63770
- Airframe hours: 1272
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2W 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Elwod Alan Ballard
- Registered owner: Elwod Alan Ballard
- Departed: 3O7, HOLLISTER, CA
- Destination: Q59, FREMONOT, CA
- Airport: Q59, Fremont Airport, runway 31, 2,310 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 100 total, 90 in this make and model, 60 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 165 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820619025549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619025549A), Jun 19, 1982: Cessna 172M, Fremont, CA, Destroyed. Slow on final, stalled, descended through wires at approach end of runway to ground impact.

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.

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