- Date
- November 29, 1986, 20:00 local (Nov 30, 1986, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Oceano, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N66CFCessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861129062259A
- Case key
- 25484
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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 while the acft was climbing after takeoff, it appeared to be lower than normal. One witness rprtd that the eng sounded as if it was running rough. Another witness stated that the acft had begun making a left turn when he saw flames coming from the lower eng compartment. The acft then made a sharp descending turn & crashed in in the ocean. Pieces of wreckage were recovered, but there was not enough to determine why the plane had crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66CF
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259190
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald F. Scully
- Registered owner
- State Wide Foreclosure Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- L52 · Oceano, CA
- Destination
- RHV · San Jose, 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 18 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SMX, 7 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.