- Date
- December 13, 1984, 18:05 local (Dec 14, 1984, 02:05 UTC)
- Place
- Desert Center, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7310KCessna R172K
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841213069319A
- Case key
- 24442
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - icing conditions
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft performance - exceededCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Analysis
The flight departed on an IFR flight after receiving a weather briefing which included flight precautions for light to moderate icing in clouds and in precipitation from 7,000 ft to 20,000 ft. the pilot reported picking up ice and that he was unable to climb or to maintain altitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7310K
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722049
- Airframe hours
- 1,788
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glenn D. Collins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1984 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 633 total · 477 in this make and model · 514 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRM, 82 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.