- Date
- March 4, 1984, 16:32 local (Mar 5, 1984, 00:32 UTC)
- Place
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1485VCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840304005989A
- Case key
- 24192
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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 acft spiraled down and collided with the ground while turning from base leg to final in the traffic pattern. The pltsaid he tried to correct the situation but the sprial continued. No evidence was found to support the plts claim that the acft crashed because it had been involved in a ground collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1485V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 63619
- Airframe hours
- 3,568
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cal Coast Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- SBP
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 141 total · 3 in this make and model · 90 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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.