- Date
- December 26, 1984, 11:06 local (19:06 UTC)
- Place
- Livermore, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5184DCessna 172N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841226068059A
- Case key
- 24449
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated pilot departed the arpt on a special VFR clearance. Wx at the time was 1,000 overcast, 2.5 miles in light rain and fog. Acft turned eastbound following a highway toward a pass in the hills to the east and collided with the rising terrain about mid-way through the pass. Witnesses driving on the highway reported the pass was obscured in 'clouds, fog and rain' at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5184D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272440
- Airframe hours
- 1,868
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Travis Afb Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Robert C. St. Denis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1984 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- LVK · Livermore, CA
- Destination
- 8Q0 · Travis Afb, 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 105 in this make and model · 70 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVK, 8 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.