Cessna 180 N2477C
16 June 1987 · Kernville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 1987 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2477C was involved in an accident near Kernville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kernville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kennedy Meadows
- Coordinates
- 35.7307, -118.3905
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2477C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kernville → Bakersfield
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA229
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 RPRTD THAT HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP AFTER DETECTING SMOKE & AN ODOR OF BURNT OIL COMING FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT. AFTER LANDING, HE DETERMINED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS SPILLED OIL ON THE EXHAUST & HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. AFTER HE RAISED THE TAIL DRG THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT THRU BRUSH, ENCTRD UNEVEN TERRAIN & NOSED OVER. NO PRE-ACDNT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS RPRTD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1987 | Cessna 180 | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180A | Dallas, Oregon, United States | Walter Long | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1987 | Cessna 180 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | Dewey Frank Dodge | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1987 | Cessna 180 | Church Hill, Mississippi, United States | Guedon Louise E. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1987 | Cessna 180B | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180 | Bull Shoals, Arkansas, United States | William E. Taylor | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | San Dimas, California, United States | King Aviation | Minor injuries | - |