- Date
- May 19, 1985, 09:54 local (16:54 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Nella, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5982ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850519018149A
- Case key
- 24547
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 collision with terrain/water
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Ostentatious displayFactor
Lack of total experienceFactor
Analysis
Witnesses stated the acft was circling over farm land at a low altand while in a left turn, it descended to ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5982A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28582
- Engine
- Continental 11212-D-6-8, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David G. Ross
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 301 · Gustine, CA
N5982ARegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MER, 25 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.