- Date
- March 10, 1984, 11:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lebec, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N880LSCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840310006449A
- Case key
- 24198
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Analysis
In a preliminary oral statement, the plt said that they encountered an unforcasted overcast & rising mountainous terrain. Later, she stated they were trying to maintain VFR flt in mountains with scattered clouds in the area; then when they were initiating a climb to clear a ridge, the acft encountered a downdraft. Subsequently, the acft settled into trees on a steep rising slope & crashed. Both plts estimated the visibility was about 1.5 mi. Other participants observed clouds obscuring the ridge crest & deviated about 5 mi south to lower terrain. The elevation of the crash site was aprx 5000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N880LS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263937
- Airframe hours
- 3,795
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Alpha Aviation
- Registered owner
- Lang J. Stanley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 24, 1983 · 94 hours before
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 307 total · 44 in this make and model · 206 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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