- Date
- June 24, 1984, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Lee Vining, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5269VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840624026219A
- Case key
- 24320
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Analysis
The plt reported that after entering tioga pass, he made a left turn to follow the center of the pass & the acft began to sink. He applied full power & went to the best angle of climb speed, but was unable to stop the sink. The acft then hit an electrical transmission tower, crashed & began burning. The 2 passengers received serious burns. The plt & a person on the ground received minor injuries. The elevation of the crash site was 9538 ft. the density alt was aprx 13,000 ft. ground witnesses said the acft was flying excessively low prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5269V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0489
- Airframe hours
- 675
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James J. Dolan, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1984 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- MMH · Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Destination
- LVK · Livermore, 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 550 total · 450 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.