Cessna 172 N29150
11 October 1982 · Gualala, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1982 at about 00:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N29150, operated by JOE Oram, was involved in an accident near Gualala, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gualala, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ocean Ridge
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N29150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JOE Oram
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gualala → Pala Alto
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LVD02
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
CESSNA 172, N29150, & PIPER PA-28, N8465Y, WERE BOTH DEPARTING FROM A PVT, UNCTLD ARPT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT FROM OPPOSITE DRCTNS ON THE SAME RWY. THE RWY WAS CROWNED IN THE CENTER WHICH PREVENTED LINE-OF-SIGHT TO ACFT ON OPPOSITE ENDS. EACH PLT STATED THAT HE MADE THE APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS ON THE UNICOM FREQ BFR STARTING TKOF. DRG THEIR TKOF ROLLS, THEY APCHD EACH OTHER NEAR THE MID PART OF THE RWY. THE CESSNA PLT STATED HE MNVRD TO THE RGT WHILE THE PIPER REMAINED IN THE CENTER OF THE RWY. THE PIPER PLT STATED HE SWERVED RIGHT, BUT THAT THE CESSNA WENT LFT, THEN RGT, THEN LFT AGAIN, & FINALLY HE PULLED UP TO AVOID A COLLISION. AS THE ACFT PASSED, THE LFT WING TIPS COLLIDED. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE PIPER HAD 32 BAGS OF MARIJUANA IN THEIR POSSESSION. THE CESSNA PLT, AN MD, STATED THE PIPER PLT HAD DILATED PUPILS, FACIAL SWEATING, TREMULOUS HANDS, TELEGRAPHED SPEECH, DIAPHORETIC APPEARANCE & SHOWED GENERAL AGGITATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 172 | N29150 | JOE Oram | Substantial |
| Piper PA-28R PA-28R | N8465Y | John Bewer | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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