Cessna 177B N34849
20 February 1984 · Lucerne, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1984 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34849 was involved in an accident near Lucerne, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lucerne, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1595, -122.7500
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N34849
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chico → Lower Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA187
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
UPON REACHING HIS DESTINATION, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ARPT BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF A SOLID LOWER LAYER OF CLOUDS. WHILE LOOKING FOR A BREAK IN THE CLOUD LAYER FOR A VFR DESCENT, THE PLT 'INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO IFR CONDITIONS,' & IMPACTED TREES. THERE WAS NO INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE AT THE DESTINATION ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1984 | Cessna 177 | Cadiz, Ohio, United States | Henry Hock | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1984 | Cessna 177 | Hobart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1984 | Cessna 177 | Annville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1984 | Cessna 177B | New Paltz, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1984 | Cessna 177 | Sidney, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Cessna 177B | Lafayette, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |