Cessna 172 N738GF
21 June 1982 · Granada Hills, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1982 at about 05:40 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N738GF, operated by Konski Aviation, was involved in an accident near Granada Hills, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Granada Hills, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.2896, -118.5001
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N738GF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Konski Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Turlock → Vannuys
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA226
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED VAN NUYS, CA AT ABOUT 1530 PDT ON A ROUND-ROBIN, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO TURLOCK, CA. IT WAS A COMBINATION PERSONAL AND TRAINING FLIGHT. HIS INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) HAD VERBALLY APPROVED THE FLIGHT, BUT DID NOT ENDORSE THE STUDENT'S LOGBOOK. THE STUDENT ARRIVED AT TURLOCK AT ABOUT 1830 PDT. AFTER REFUELING THE PLANE AND HAVING DINNER WITH SOME FRIENDS, HE DEPARTED ON THE RETURN FLIGHT AT ABOUT 2000 PDT. AFTER PASSING NEWHALL PASS, ABOUT 15 MI NORTH OF VAN NUYS AIRPORT, HE OBSERVED AN OVERCAST CLOUD CONDITION; HOWEVER, HE COULD SEE THE VALLEY LIGHTS THROUGH THE OVERCAST. HE RADIOED BURBANK APPROACH CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. HE STATED HE WAS NOT SURE OF HIS POSITION. BURBANK WAS UNABLE TO RADAR IDENTIFY THE PLANE AT LOW ALTITUDE. THE STUDENT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO PROCEED TO AN ALTERNATE WHERE VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED (AS PREVIOUSLY INSTRUCTED BY HIS CFI). HE TRIED CONTINUING THRU THE OVERCAST AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED ON A 20 DEG RISING SLOPE ON A WESTERLY HEADING, IN ABOUT A 15 DEG NOSE UP ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
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