- Date
- January 18, 1982, 11:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Downieville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5295RCessna 172M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820118001279A
- Case key
- 70501
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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
The aircraft departed yuba city about 1030 PST after the pilot received a partial weather briefing from the marysville flight service station in which VFR flight was not recommended. Radar plots on the aircraft indicate a non-linear flight path from the Nevada city, CA area north and east to the sierra city, CA area before the target was lost. The sheriff's department personnel reported that light snow was falling in the area of the accident site around noon.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5295R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263509
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lufstrom Inc.
- Registered owner
- Lufstrom Inc.
- Departed
- 052 · Yuba City, CA
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, NV
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.