Cessna 172P N54203

Summary

On 3 July 1986 at about 05:20 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N54203, operated by Skylighters Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 July 1986 at 05:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Los Angeles Intl (LAX)

Coordinates

33.9502, -118.4006

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N54203

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skylighters Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Angeles → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX86LA284

Injuries not recorded.

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 PRIVATE PLT HAD NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE AT THE LOS ANGELES INTL. ARPT. & THE PLT WAS UNKNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE EXISTENCE OF ARPT MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SERVICE ROADS. THE PLT WAS GIVEN AN ATC CLEARANCE TO TAXI, & IN THE DARKNESS THE PLT MISTOOK A SERVICE ROAD FOR THE DESIRED TAXIWAY. ALSO, THE PLT REPORTED TO THE NTSB THAT HE WAS IN A HURRY TO FLY FROM LAX TO SAN DIEGO BECAUSE HE HAD TO RETURN TO WORK. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT, WHILE TAXIING, HE HAD MOMENTARILY DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO INSIDE THE COCKPIT. WHEN HE LOOKED BACK OUTSIDE HE OBSERVED A TRUCK, BUT HE BELIEVED HIS RIGHT WING WOULD CLEAR IT. THE TRUCK, WHICH HAD STOPPED ON THE SERVICE ROAD & WAS HOLDING FOR AIR TRAFFIC, WAS STRUCK ON ITS LEFT REAR SIDE BY THE CESSNA'S RIGHT WING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.