Cessna 172M N9962V
7 May 1983 · Furnace Creek, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 May 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9962V was involved in an accident near Furnace Creek, California, United States. 2 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Furnace Creek, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Death Valley (L06)
- Coordinates
- 36.6002, -116.8297
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N9962V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Upland → Furnace Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHILE LANDING ON RWY 33, THE PLT SAW SOFT TERRAIN AHEAD AS HE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RWY. HE ELECTED TO TURN LEFT OFF THE RWY TO STOP; HOWEVER, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN & NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Blairstown, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172 I | Paola, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Air Pilot Aviation Charter | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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