- Date
- July 6, 1985, 17:20 local (Jul 7, 1985, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Vacaville, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1280FCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850706033279A
- Case key
- 24766
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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.
Analysis
Witnesses stated that, on departure, the aircraft climbed to about 50 feet, appeared to stall, and crashed on the runway. The winds were reported as gusty, from 15 to 22 knots, and the temperature was about 95 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1280F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272984
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Neal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- MYV · Marysville, CA
- Airport
- 045 · Nut Tree, runway 19, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 322 total · 302 in this make and model · 235 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.