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Cessna 177B N34212

12 January 1985 · El Monte, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 January 1985 at about 22:47 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34212 was involved in an accident near El Monte, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:47
Classification
Accident
Location
El Monte, California, United States
Nearest airport
El Monte (EMT)
Coordinates
34.0793, -118.0307
Aircraft
Cessna 177B
Registration
N34212
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Holtville → El Monte
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX85FA106

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 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 ENGINE LOST PWR & WAS RESTARTED TWICE BEFORE IT QUIT. THE ACFT LANDED IN A DRY RIVERBED TWO MILES SOUTH OF THE ARPT. TWO OUNCES OF FUEL WERE FOUND AT THE SCENE. WINDS WERE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN FORECAST. FOUR TAXI/RUNUP/TAKEOFF/ CLIMBS HAD BEEN MADE SINCE REFUELING AND THE PILOT HAD FLOWN SEVERAL DIVERSIONS. HE MISTAKENLY THOUGHT THAT HE HAD TOPPED THE TANKS AT THE LAST REFUELING & FAILED TO CHECK VISUALLY PRIOR TO THE LAST TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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16 Mar 1985 Mooney M20C
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