- Date
- February 18, 1987, 18:14 local (Feb 19, 1987, 02:14 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4590VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870218002869A
- Case key
- 25523
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local pleasure flight, the pilot returned to the airport to practice touch-and-go landings. On take-off, ascending through 200 feet, the engine began to surge then quit. The pilot made a forced landing on an occupied road where the aircraft collided with several automobiles. The engine was removed and placed on an engine run stand and was operated at different power setting for approximately five minutes. Further examination of the engine revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4590V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0329
- Airframe hours
- 1,260
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fun Birds Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Oakley W. Baron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1986 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- MYF · San Diego, CA
- Airport
- runway 28, 3,400 × 150 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 399 total · 54 in this make and model · 349 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYF, 1 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.