# NTSB LAX83FA295: Cessna 172G, N4655L, Huntington Bch, CA, June 22, 1983 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: June 22, 1983, 15:57 local (22:57 UTC) - Place: Huntington Bch, CA - Coordinates: 33.710647, -118.039894 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7106&lon=-118.0399&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 23466 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FA295 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23466/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA295 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, approach - maintenance - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause) - lubricating system,oil tubing - blocked(partial) (contributing factor) - lubricating system,oil seal - worn (contributing factor) - lubricating system - leak (cause) - fluid,oil - exhaustion (cause) - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - supervision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - qualification, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor) - precautionary landing - initiated, copilot/second pilot - distance - misjudged, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor) - airspeed - misjudged, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor) - go-around - initiated, copilot/second pilot - object - residence (contributing factor) - object - fence (contributing factor) ## Analysis THE PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) & STUDENT PLT WERE ON AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLT WHEN THE PIC NOTICED A LOSS OF ENG OIL PRESSURE. THEY SAW MEADOWLARK ARPT & BEGAN AN EMERGENCY APCH. THE PIC STATED THAT SHE RELINQUISHED HER PIC DUTIES TO THE STUDENT BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED HE HAD A HIGHER LEVEL OF FLYING EXPERIENCE. (THE STUDENT HAD TOLD HER THAT HE WAS A FORMER MILITARY PLT, BUT HAD NOT OBTAINED A CIVILIAN PLT CERTIFICATE.) WHILE ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT WAS HIGH, SO THE STUDENT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AND A 360 DEG TURN. DURING THE TURN, HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS (LATER FOUND A 10 DEG). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT MUSHED INTO THE ROOF OF A HOUSE & CRASHED INTO A FENCE & PATIO OF AN ADJACENT HOME. AN EXAM REVEALED OIL ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE OIL DRAIN SUMP PLUG,QUICK DRAIN,WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN POSITION & NO OIL WAS FOUND IN THE SUMP. THE FORWARD OIL BREATHER TUBE WAS CLOGGED. BEARING BABBIT MATERIAL WAS FOUND INTHE SUMP. THE OIL DRAIN O-RING WAS WORN, WHEN CLEANED/TESTED THE SUMP PLUG LEAKED. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4655L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4655L-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 17254650, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G - Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17254650 - Airframe hours: 5316 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Part 91 - Registered owner: Ray Del Pino - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 6, 1982, 59 hours before - Departed: EMT, EL MONTE, CA - Airport: L16, Meadowlark, runway 19, 2,070 × 36 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 167 total, 39 in this make and model, 99 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 10 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F ## 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 19830622041969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830622041969A), Jun 22, 1983: Cessna 172G, Huntington Beac, CA, Destroyed. Lost oil pressure. Pilot allowed student passenger to land aircraft. Too high, stalled on go around. Oil drain leak ## Other investigations on N4655L (2) 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. - [NTSB SEA75DYA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA29), Jan 22, 1975: Cessna 172 (N4655L), Aberdeen, ID, substantial damage - [NTSB OAK73DVW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW21), May 27, 1973: Cessna 172 (N4655L), Overton, NV, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.