- Date
- January 7, 1987, 11:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Essex, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N28MBCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870107000199A
- Case key
- 25368
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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
Upon reaching his destination the pilot descended to make a message drop. He selected a flight path that was perpendicular to a 55 foot tall, unmarked, electrical power line. During the low pass for the drop the aircraft collided with the electrical wires. The aircraft then descended into a group of railroad signal and electrical wires before colliding with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28MB
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265566
- Airframe hours
- 1,660
- Engine
- Continental O-470U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Carrol W. Kibler
- Registered owner
- Western Wood Industries, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 17, 1986 · 120 hours before
- Departed
- L70 · Agua Dulce, CA
- Destination
- Essex, 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.