Cessna A185F N714WH
7 June 2002 · Angwin, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 2002 at about 00:10 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N714WH, operated by Jack P. Chambers, was involved in an accident near Angwin, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Angwin, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Angwin (2O3)
- Coordinates
- 38.5697, -122.4398
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N714WH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jack P. Chambers
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Carlos → Angwin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions resulted in a loss of directional control and a ground loop/swerve.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane ran off the side of the runway after a gust of wind lifted the left wing off the ground and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot couldn't control the airplane and it departed the left side of the runway. The closest weather reporting station at Sonoma Airport, about 18 nm west of Angwin, reported the winds to be from 150 degrees at 8 knots with no gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2002 | Cessna A185F | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | C-Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 2002 | Cessna A185F | Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania, United States | Robert E. Fulton | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 2002 | Cessna A185F | Howard, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2002 | Cessna A185F | Necedah, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cessna A185F | Marion, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna A185F | Ash Fork, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2002 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Firebaugh, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2002 | Beechcraft A36TC | San Andreas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 May 2002 | Sierra RAF 2000 GTX-SE | Lompoc, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Trenti RV-4 | Jacumba, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 2002 | Thunder and Colt COLT 120 A | Moreno Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Pzl-Bielsko SZD-42-2 JANTAR | Hemet, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |