- Date
- January 1, 1984, 16:25 local (Jan 2, 1984, 00:25 UTC)
- Place
- Selma, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5314TCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840101000179A
- Case key
- 24135
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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 plt stated he was practicing landings when after takeoff following a full stop landing, the 'motor stopped then started again momentarily.' He landed in a vineyard. Responding officers from the sherriff's department observed no fuelin the aircraft tanks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5314T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251214
- Airframe hours
- 3,259
- Engine
- Continental O-300D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles E. Stalie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1983 · 126 hours before
- Airport
- 0Q4 · Selma, runway 28, 2,490 × 50 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,359 total · 160 in this make and model · 1,284 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAT, 12 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.