- Date
- May 8, 1982, 11:38 local (18:38 UTC)
- Place
- Upper Lake, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8313ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820508014359A
- Case key
- 72900
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft rolling right & left during the final approach. The acft drifted to the right & power was applied prior to the collision with the trees. Nw winds in excess of 25K prevailed. A CFI witness stated that it appeared the plt was not correcting for drift properly. A plt who was circling the arpt at the time of the accident reported that the acft banked sharply to the right prior to striking the trees. He further stated that during his landing attempt the winds were such that he could not negotiate a landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8313E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272186
- Airframe hours
- 434
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Buchanan Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Cecil Buckley
- Departed
- CCR · Concord, CA
- Destination
- 047 · Hendersonville, NC
- Airport
- 1Q5 · Gravelly Valley, runway 1, 5,300 × 237 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 167 total · 32 in this make and model · 124 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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