# NTSB LAX83LA027: Cessna 172, N54983, Antioch, CA, November 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 6, 1982, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Antioch, CA
- Location: 37.9784° N, 121.7983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antioch, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9784&lon=-121.7983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69794/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA027

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CAME IN HIGH AND FAST, WITH ONLY 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. BECAUSE OF HILLY TERRAIN, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND LONG RATHER THAN EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CONTINUED ACROSS A ROAD AND INTO ANOTHER DITCH.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airspeed - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54983](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54983), registered now, S/N 17275098, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-75098
- Airframe hours: 150
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Executive Air
- Registered owner: Airflight, Inc. North
- Departed: HWD, HAYWARD, CA
- Destination: C, BILLINGS, MT
- Airport: O12, Antioch, runway 27, 2,500 × 27 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 78 total, 15 in this make and model, 36 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821106057639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821106057639A), Nov 6, 1982: Cessna 172P, Antioch, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed through fence after long landing with partial flaps.

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.

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