- Date
- March 27, 1988, 13:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Malibu, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9609BCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880327061299A
- Case key
- 25973
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to allow the passenger to photograph some yachts sailing off the Malibu coast. The pilot said that he initiated a turn at 300 feet AGL around one of the yachts and the aircraft 'suddenly stalled' and he was unable to recover prior to contacting the water. The pilot said that he was 'straining to look out the back window to try and see the boat when (he) heard the stall horn.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9609B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0917
- Airframe hours
- 1,660
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Long Beach Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Hunt, Richard & Nancy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 23, 1988 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- SMO · Santa Monica, 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
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 356 total · 14 in this make and model · 283 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.