- Date
- February 19, 1983, 14:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Antioch, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4611LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830219004579A
- Case key
- 23621
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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
According to the left seat pilot the engine sputtered at 2200 RPM and quit. There were wires obstructing the field selected for landing. The acft went under most of them but clipped one service electric line. The acft landed & rolled about 75 feet before nosing over in the mud. The temperature was 65 degrees f. several incidents of carburetor icing were reported to flt service on this day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4611L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254606
- Airframe hours
- 1,864
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rae Jeane Worthlin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 2, 1982 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- CCR · Concord, CA
- Destination
- 012 · Antioch, 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 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 341 total · 253 in this make and model · 253 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CCR, 8 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.