# NTSB LAX82DA321: Cessna 172, N53186, Blythe, CA, August 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1982, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA321
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69992/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA321

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ON REMOTE FIELD. THE SOIL WAS SOFT AND THE LANDING GEAR SANK IN ON TOUCHDOWN. THE LANDING WAS DONE FOR SOME UNSCHEDULED ENROUTE SIGHTSEEING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N53186 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274698
- Airframe hours: 208
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jimmy C. Manning
- Registered owner: Jimmy C. Manning
- Departed: L12, BLYTHE, CA
- Destination: LAKE HAVASU, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 220 total, 210 in this make and model, 200 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BLH, 30 nm away

## 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 19820829042339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042339A), Aug 29, 1982: Cessna 172P, Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Elected to land in a soft fallow field. Nose wheel dug in. Airplane flipped over.

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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