- Date
- August 6, 1983, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- San Simeon, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N64196Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830806039119A
- Case key
- 23486
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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 acft collided with the terrain while on a pleasure flight for the purpose of sightseeing. The wreckage was found in a box canyon at 3500 ft MSL. Examination of the accident site revealed that the acft impacted on a heading of approx 085 degrees. The surrounding mountain peaks are up to 5155 ft MSL. Investigation did not reveal any reason for the crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64196
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75532
- Airframe hours
- 365
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aar Del Monte
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 27, 1983 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- MYR · Monterey, CA
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 101 total · 46 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 102 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPB, 55 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.