- Date
- January 30, 1987, 18:19 local (Jan 31, 1987, 02:19 UTC)
- Place
- Cuyama, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62127Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870130002919A
- Case key
- 25376
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Analysis
The plt rcvd a preflt briefing before a morning dep fm monterey. At that time, the forecast was for 3000' to 5000' broken clouds with widely scattered rain showers by 1600 & with a gen outlook of VFR. The plt flew to santa barbara to attend a meeting & depd santa barbara at 1709 for the rtrn trip w/o obtaining a preflt wx briefing. When the acft depd on the ngt x-country flt, wx conds en route were 2500' to 5000' broken to overcast with tops rprtd to 8500' & flt pre- cautions for mtn obscurement. Subsequently, the acft impacted rising terrain near the top of a hill at an elev of aprx 2700' MSL. There was evidence the acft was in lvl flt when the acdnt occurred. Impact was aprx 200 yds from a 2-lane hiway. Persons in the area rprtd the wx conds consisted of a low overcast, vis aprx 1/2 mi with fog & lgt rain. No preimpact mechanical problems were evident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62127
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275216
- Airframe hours
- 572
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Monterey Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Kenneth B Petersen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 17, 1986 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- SBA · Santa Barbara, CA
- Destination
- MTY · Monterey, 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 181 total · 9 in this make and model · 131 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.