- Date
- June 4, 1986, 06:18 local (13:18 UTC)
- Place
- Fullerton, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N35252Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860604021369A
- Case key
- 24917
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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
The plt took off on a flt to provide traffic reports to a local broadcasting station. Witnesses rprtd that shortly aftertakeoff, the eng began to misfire. The acft entered a steep left bank angle, then plummeted toward the gnd. While still in a steep nose down attitude, it crashed into a tractor-trailer rig & burned. An exam of the airframe & eng disclosed no evidence of a preimpact part malfunction or failure; however, the eng accessories were destroyed by impact & fire. An exam of the propeller revealed evidence that it was turning with some power being developed at impact. Toxicology checks of the plt's blood & brain tissue showed alcohol lvls of 0.04% & 0.05%, respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35252
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177-02291
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce F. Talford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 20, 1985
- Departed
- FUL
- Airport
- FUL · Fullerton, runway 6, 3,210 × 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FUL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.