Cessna 172M N5154H
21 January 1984 · Kelseyville, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1984 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N5154H was involved in an accident near Kelseyville, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kelseyville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9108, -122.7897
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N5154H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Angwin → Lakeport
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA149
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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 PLT BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE IN IMC AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE ARPT. THE PLE STATED THAT DUE TO LIGHTS ON THE GROUND HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS OVER THE PENINSULA, WHICH IS AN AREA OF LOW TERRAIN. HE ATTEMPTED A 180 DEG TURN AFTER DESCENDINGTO 500 FT MSL. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES NEAR KONOCTI HARBOR, FROM WHICH THE MOUNTAIN RISES ABRUPTLY AND STEEPLY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS MUCH CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAIN THAN HE THOUGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 172H | Fairburn, Georgia, United States | South Fulton Sky | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1984 | Cessna 172L | Westmoreland, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172P | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172N | Jamul, California, United States | Border Aeronautics | Fatal | 2 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
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