Cessna 172 N8426X

Summary

On 1 October 1983 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8426X was involved in an accident near Salinas, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 October 1983 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Salinas, California, United States

Nearest airport

Salinas (SNS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8426X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monterey → Salinas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA001

Nobody was injured.

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 ACFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT ON AN INITAL APPROACH TO LAND. THE PILOT HAD TAKEN OFFFROM MONTEREY CA AT 1100 HOURS PDT TO FLY TO SALINAS CA WITH AN ESTIMATED 4-5 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT. AT 1150PDT THE ACFT LANDED OFF THE AIRPORT AT SALINAS. THE PILOT REPORT STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE REASON THE PILOT GAVE FOR NOT REFUELING AT MONTEREY WAS THE LACK OF 80 OCTANE FUEL. DURING THE LANDING ABOUT 2 MILES SHORT OF THE ARPT THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN A SOFT MUDDY PLOWED FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.