- Date
- June 16, 1987, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kernville, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2477CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870616081949A
- Case key
- 25606
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that he made a precautionary landing on a remote airstrip after detecting smoke & an odor of burnt oil coming from the eng compartment. After landing, he determined the source of the odor was spilled oil on the exhaust & he elected to takeoff again. After he raised the tail drg the takeoff ground run, the acft veered to the right. Subsequently, it went thru brush, enctrd uneven terrain & nosed over. No pre-acdnt mechanical malfunction or failure was rprtd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2477C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30777
- Airframe hours
- 3,240
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Osborne Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1988 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- L19 · Kernville, CA
- Destination
- L19 · Bakersfield, CA
- Airport
- Kennedy Meadows, runway 30, 2,400 × 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 371 total · 46 in this make and model · 371 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 46 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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.