- Date
- November 19, 1982, 18:00 local (Nov 20, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6428VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821119069699I
- Case key
- 72526
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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
While cruising at 6500 MSL during a night cross country, the cabin filled with smoke. The pilot declared an emergency and landed after securing all of the electrical equipment. The pilot required hospitalization due to smoke inhalation and an irregular heartbeat. Investigation revealed that the landing gear motor had continued to run after the gear was retracted on takeoff. The motor had continued to run due to a failed pressure switch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6428V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG 0689
- Airframe hours
- 479
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carl C. Stough
- Registered owner
- Richard M. Seage
- Departed
- SAN · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- CMA · Camarillo, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SNA · John Wayne, runway 19R, 5,700 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 412 total · 141 in this make and model · 314 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.