- Date
- October 19, 1984, 03:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Westmoreland, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3890QCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841019057389A
- Case key
- 24429
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he was descending to land at his intended when the acft encountered turbulence & the eng lost power. He was unable to restart the eng & subsequently landed in a freshly irregated field. During the landing, the acft touched down while traveling across furrows. There was evidence that it touched down on the left main & nose gear first, cartwheeled and came to rest inverted after traveling an additional distance of about 100 yds. No mechanical malfunction was found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3890Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259990
- Airframe hours
- 2,695
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Henry Milanes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1984
- Departed
- TRM · Thermal, CA
- Destination
- IPL · Imperial, 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 981 total · 15 in this make and model · 38 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.