- Date
- June 24, 1983, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Big Bear, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73570Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830624026879A
- Case key
- 23762
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After a slight change in the wind, rwy 7 became more favorable & the UNICOM operator advise that it was recommended for use. The student maneuver the acft to make his apch to rwy 7. During the landing, the acft bounced twice, then veered left into a grassy area. The student elected to go around. After becoming airborne, the acft climbed to about 100 ft, then the left wind abruptly dropped & the acft entered a descent, impacted a cable & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73570
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267547
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Haven Charter Svc
- Registered owner
- Don J. Rickard And Others
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- L35 · Big Bear City, runway 7, 5,850 × 75 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
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °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.