- Date
- December 21, 1986, 22:30 local (Dec 22, 1986, 06:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chico, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N64533Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861221070649A
- Case key
- 25491
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Analysis
During an ILS apch to rwy 13L, the plt thinking he was at the missed apch point collided with the terrain 200 yrds west of the arpt. The route of flt was determined to be in a north westerly direction. Exam of the navigational instruments revealed that the number two navigational radio was tuned to an incorrect freq. The plt had returned to the acft after the accident and tried to make radio contact with nearby facilities. He does not remember if he changed the navigational freqs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64533
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265289
- Engine
- Lycoming O-230-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph C. Moody
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 10, 1986 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- SMF · Sacramento, CA
- Destination
- CIC · Chico, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CIC · Chico, runway 13L, 6,724 × 150 ft, dirt
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 382 total · 187 in this make and model · 330 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.